diff --git a/cspp_geo_grb_notify/grb-notify.sh b/cspp_geo_grb_notify/grb-notify.sh
index 4cec92545d581240c0e02b1ce545015ff2507a96..826a85bd3e8f4ea913307a4e62a9bde1e5daf159 100755
--- a/cspp_geo_grb_notify/grb-notify.sh
+++ b/cspp_geo_grb_notify/grb-notify.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if [[ ${S3_ENDPOINT} != "" ]]; then
 fi
 
 while [[ ! -d "${WATCH_DIR}" ]]; do
-    echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S): Watch directory doesn't exist. Waiting..."
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"): Watch directory doesn't exist. Waiting..."
     sleep 60
 done