diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.net.ssh.jsch/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/model/net/ssh/SSHImplementationJsch.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.net.ssh.jsch/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/model/net/ssh/SSHImplementationJsch.java
index c6bbfa55173fad9d042c11b613fe5d6db0dc18d3..3fdd529649320264371049a45c0e3de6dfb63d1c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.net.ssh.jsch/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/model/net/ssh/SSHImplementationJsch.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.net.ssh.jsch/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/model/net/ssh/SSHImplementationJsch.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class SSHImplementationJsch extends SSHImplementationAbstract {
                     "-m", "PEM",
                     "-f", tmp.getAbsolutePath(),
                     "-q",
-                    "-N", CommonUtils.isEmpty(password) ? "\"\"" : password)
+                    "-N", '"' + (CommonUtils.isEmpty(password) ? "" : password) + '"')
                 .start();
 
             try {