diff --git a/src/Task/Remote/Ssh.php b/src/Task/Remote/Ssh.php
index 69df9fe2c..d0dbbdfd4 100644
--- a/src/Task/Remote/Ssh.php
+++ b/src/Task/Remote/Ssh.php
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ protected function validateParameters()
      */
     protected function sshCommand($command)
     {
-        $command = $this->receiveCommand($command);
+        $command = static::escape($this->receiveCommand($command));
         $sshOptions = $this->arguments;
         $hostSpec = $this->hostname;
         if ($this->user) {
             $hostSpec = $this->user . '@' . $hostSpec;
         }
 
-        return "ssh{$sshOptions} {$hostSpec} '{$command}'";
+        return "ssh{$sshOptions} {$hostSpec} {$command}";
     }
 }