diff --git a/manifests/snmpv3_user.pp b/manifests/snmpv3_user.pp
index 83acb7f8..df3fa40e 100644
--- a/manifests/snmpv3_user.pp
+++ b/manifests/snmpv3_user.pp
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
   }
 
   if $privpass {
-    $cmd = "createUser ${title} ${authtype} ${authpass} ${privtype} ${privpass}"
+    $cmd = "createUser ${title} ${authtype} \\\"${authpass}\\\" ${privtype} \\\"${privpass}\\\""
   } else {
-    $cmd = "createUser ${title} ${authtype} ${authpass}"
+    $cmd = "createUser ${title} ${authtype} \\\"${authpass}\\\""
   }
   exec { "create-snmpv3-user-${title}":
     path    => '/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin',