diff --git a/git-flow-config b/git-flow-config
index 848e28b..091e93c 100644
--- a/git-flow-config
+++ b/git-flow-config
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ parse_args() {
 	OPTION=$(echo $1|tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 
 	if [ "$FLAGS_file" != "" ]; then
-		gitflow_config_option="--file '$FLAGS_file'"
+		gitflow_config_option="--file $FLAGS_file"
 	elif flag local; then
 		gitflow_config_option="--local"
 	elif flag global; then