diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19b6e6773c..b6cbbd9dce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "rapidtest": "jest --bail",
     "cypress:open": "cypress open",
     "test:heroku": "echo 'test:heroku' needs to be implemented",
-    "test:acceptance": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test 'node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype' 3000 'cypress run'",
-    "test:acceptance:open": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test 'node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype' 3000 'cypress open'",
+    "test:acceptance": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test \"node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype\" 3000 \"cypress run\"",
+    "test:acceptance:open": "cross-env KIT_TEST_DIR=tmp/test-prototype-package start-server-and-test \"node cypress/scripts/run-starter-prototype\" 3000 \"cypress open\"",
     "test:smoke": "cypress run --spec \"cypress/integration/0-smoke-tests/*\"",
     "test:unit": "jest --detectOpenHandles lib bin",
     "test:integration": "cross-env IS_INTEGRATION_TEST=true jest --detectOpenHandles --testTimeout=30000 __tests__",