diff --git a/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/csharp/.hooks.sscaff.js b/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/csharp/.hooks.sscaff.js
index 079faec338..0e8fa8c4ee 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/csharp/.hooks.sscaff.js
+++ b/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/csharp/.hooks.sscaff.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ exports.post = options => {
 
   execSync(`dotnet restore`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
-  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" ${cli} get`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" ${cli} synth`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" \"${cli}\" get`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" \"${cli}\" synth`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
   console.log(readFileSync('./help', 'utf-8'));
 };
diff --git a/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/java/.hooks.sscaff.js b/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/java/.hooks.sscaff.js
index eb22f32773..303afe851e 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/java/.hooks.sscaff.js
+++ b/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/java/.hooks.sscaff.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ exports.post = options => {
   }
 
   execSync(`mvn install`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" ${cli} get`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" ${cli} synth`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" \"${cli}\" get`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" \"${cli}\" synth`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
   console.log(readFileSync('./help', 'utf-8'));
 };
diff --git a/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/python/.hooks.sscaff.js b/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/python/.hooks.sscaff.js
index df5a2e3f77..fa542962b8 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/python/.hooks.sscaff.js
+++ b/packages/cdktf-cli/templates/python/.hooks.sscaff.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ exports.post = options => {
   execSync(`pipenv install ${pypi_cdktf}`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
   chmodSync('main.py', '700');
 
-  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" ${cli} get`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  execSync(`\"${process.execPath}\" \"${cli}\" get`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
   execSync(`pipenv run python main.py`);
 
   console.log(readFileSync('./help', 'utf-8'));