diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 78268e13..9a3c5748 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cache: bundler
 
 ## Script to run for the test stage
 script:
-  - bin/kitchen verify ${INSTANCE}
+  - bin/kitchen verify "${INSTANCE}"
 
 ## Stages and jobs matrix
 stages: