diff --git a/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/examples/pod-apply.sh b/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/examples/pod-apply.sh
index e2f2338a9a..de813b8c04 100755
--- a/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/examples/pod-apply.sh
+++ b/src/tools/csi-kata-directvolume/examples/pod-apply.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/pod-with-directvol
 
-kubectl apply -f ${BASE_DIR}/csi-storageclass.yaml
-kubectl apply -f ${BASE_DIR}/csi-pvc.yaml
-kubectl apply -f ${BASE_DIR}/csi-app.yaml
+kubectl apply -f "${BASE_DIR}/csi-storageclass.yaml"
+kubectl apply -f "${BASE_DIR}/csi-pvc.yaml"
+kubectl apply -f "${BASE_DIR}/csi-app.yaml"