diff --git a/shippable.yml b/shippable.yml
index a46da1407ad82fbe4aa82e75bf46eaf1d69f29bc..939fae02f32ef34e19a36439e21432c3dc675145 100644
--- a/shippable.yml
+++ b/shippable.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ branches:
 
 build
   pre_ci_boot:
-    options: -v /root:/root
+    options: "-v /root:/root"
 
     # http://docs.shippable.com/ci/shippableyml/#ci
   ci: