diff --git a/lib/pbxProject.js b/lib/pbxProject.js
index 608c0fa..734fa2e 100644
--- a/lib/pbxProject.js
+++ b/lib/pbxProject.js
@@ -276,8 +276,15 @@ pbxProject.prototype.removeFromPbxFileReferenceSection = function (file) {
     var i;
     var refObj = pbxFileReferenceObj(file);
     for(i in this.pbxFileReferenceSection()) {
-        if(this.pbxFileReferenceSection()[i].name == refObj.name ||
-           this.pbxFileReferenceSection()[i].path == refObj.path) {
+        var section = this.pbxFileReferenceSection()[i];
+        if(section.name && section.name.indexOf('"') == -1) {
+            section.name = '"' + section.name + '"';
+        }
+        if(section.path && section.path.indexOf('"') == -1) {
+            section.path = '"' + section.path + '"';
+        }
+        if(section.name == refObj.name ||
+           section.path == refObj.path) {
             file.fileRef = file.uuid = i;
             delete this.pbxFileReferenceSection()[i];
             break;