diff --git a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/bazaar_spec.rb b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/bazaar_spec.rb
index abce98e..e2258b1 100644
--- a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/bazaar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/bazaar_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Downloader
         tmp_folder('README').read.strip.should == 'Fourth Commit'
       end
 
-      describe "when the directory name has quotes" do
+      describe "when the directory name has quotes or spaces" do
         it 'checks out the head revision' do
           options = { :bzr => fixture('bazaar-repo') }
           downloader = Downloader.for_target(tmp_folder_with_quotes, options)
diff --git a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/git_spec.rb b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/git_spec.rb
index f122672..444ebcd 100644
--- a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/git_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/git_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Downloader
       end
 
 
-      it "checks out when the path contains quotes" do
+      it "checks out when the path contains quotes or spaces" do
         options = { :git => fixture('git-repo'), :commit => '7ad3a6c' }
         downloader = Downloader.for_target(tmp_folder_with_quotes, options)
         downloader.download
diff --git a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/http_spec.rb b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/http_spec.rb
index a33ab2d..0b46f0b 100644
--- a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/http_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Downloader
         tmp_folder('GoogleAdMobSearchAdsSDK/GADSearchRequest.h').read.strip.should =~ /Google Search Ads iOS SDK/
       end
 
-      it 'should download file and unzip it when the target folder name contains quotes' do
+      it 'should download file and unzip it when the target folder name contains quotes or spaces' do
         options = { :http => 'http://dl.google.com/googleadmobadssdk/googleadmobsearchadssdkios.zip' }
         downloader = Downloader.for_target(tmp_folder_with_quotes, options)
         VCR.use_cassette('tarballs', :record => :new_episodes) { downloader.download }
diff --git a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/mercurial_spec.rb b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/mercurial_spec.rb
index cdba0dc..5d3621c 100644
--- a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/mercurial_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/mercurial_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Downloader
         tmp_folder('README').read.strip.should == 'second commit'
       end
 
-      describe "when the directory name has quotes" do
+      describe "when the directory name has quotes or spaces" do
         it "checks out a specific revision" do
           options = { :hg => fixture('mercurial-repo'), :revision => '46198bb3af96' }
           downloader = Downloader.for_target(tmp_folder_with_quotes, options)
diff --git a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/subversion_spec.rb b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/subversion_spec.rb
index ce7cd96..094104c 100644
--- a/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/subversion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cocoapods-downloaders/subversion_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Downloader
         tmp_folder('README').read.strip.should == 'unintersting'
       end
 
-      describe "when the directory name has quotes" do
+      describe "when the directory name has quotes or spaces" do
         it "checks out a specific revision" do
           options = { :svn => "file://#{fixture('subversion-repo')}", :revision => '1' }
           downloader = Downloader.for_target(tmp_folder_with_quotes, options)
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 9369a3f..5a35d2a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def tmp_folder(path = '')
 end
 
 def tmp_folder_with_quotes(path = '')
-  return tmp_folder File.join("a'\"b", path)
+  return tmp_folder File.join("a' \"b", path)
 end
 
 def fixture(path)