diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs
index 0faf6952d3..92ee18f603 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/services/PowershellService.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ private string get_script_arguments(string script, ChocolateyConfiguration confi
 
         private string prepare_powershell_arguments(string argument)
         {
-            return argument.to_string().Replace("\"", "\\\"");
+            return argument.to_string().Replace("\"", "\\\"").Replace("'", "\\'");
         }
 
         public bool run_action(ChocolateyConfiguration configuration, PackageResult packageResult, CommandNameType command)