diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/App Intents/NewTerminalIntent.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/App Intents/NewTerminalIntent.swift
index 858d5ceb0..cab7fd262 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/App Intents/NewTerminalIntent.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/App Intents/NewTerminalIntent.swift	
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ struct NewTerminalIntent: AppIntent {
 
         // We don't run command as "command" and instead use "initialInput" so
         // that we can get all the login scripts to setup things like PATH.
-        if let command {
-            config.initialInput = "\(Ghostty.Shell.quote(command)); exit\n"
+        if let command, !command.isEmpty {
+            config.initialInput = "\(command); exit\n"
         }
 
         // If we were given a working directory then open that directory