diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/mu4e.sh b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/mu4e.sh
index 577fb408..7555a603 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/mu4e.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/mu4e.sh
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ function mu4e_alert_for_filename {
     local title="$(echo $message | grep From | sed 's/From: //')"
     local subject="$(echo $message | grep Subject | sed 's/Subject: //')"
     local mu4e_message_id="$(mu4e_get_msg_id_from_file $1)"
-    local view_file_command="$(which zsh) -c \"refresh_config && emacs_make_frame_if_none_exists && mu4e_view_message $mu4e_message_id\""
+    local view_message_command="$(which zsh) -c \"refresh_config && emacs_make_frame_if_none_exists && mu4e_view_message $mu4e_message_id\""
     local app_icon_argument=''
-    test -e "$APP_ICON" && app_icon_argument="-appIcon '$APP_ICON'"
+    test -e "$APP_ICON" && app_icon_argument="-appIcon \"$APP_ICON\""
     reattach-to-user-namespace $(which terminal-notifier) \
         -title "$title" \
         -message "$subject" \
-        -execute "$view_file_command" \
+        -execute "$view_message_command" \
         -activate "org.gnu.Emacs" \
         $app_icon_argument
 }