diff --git a/.appveyor.vs2013.yml b/.appveyor.vs2013.yml
index 0c9a44f9b973..6f2a90a9ae4e 100644
--- a/.appveyor.vs2013.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.vs2013.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ before_build:
   - set PATH=C:\projects\external\dll;%PATH%
 
 on_success:
-  - python utils\appveyor\irc-notify.py wesnoth-appveyor-status [{project_name}:{branch}] {short_commit}: \"{message}\" ({author}) {color_green}Succeeded,Details: {build_url},Commit: {commit_url}"
+  - "python utils\\appveyor\\irc-notify.py wesnoth-appveyor-status [{project_name}:{branch}] {short_commit}: \\\"{message}\\\" ({author}) {color_green}Succeeded,Details: {build_url},Commit: {commit_url}"
 
 on_failure:
-  - python utils\appveyor\irc-notify.py wesnoth-appveyor-status [{project_name}:{branch}] {short_commit}: \"{message}\" ({author}) {color_red}Failed,Details: {build_url},Commit: {commit_url}"
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+  - "python utils\\appveyor\\irc-notify.py wesnoth-appveyor-status [{project_name}:{branch}] {short_commit}: \\\"{message}\\\" ({author}) {color_red}Failed,Details: {build_url},Commit: {commit_url}"
diff --git a/.appveyor.vs2015.yml b/.appveyor.vs2015.yml
index dfff1b47ee34..e0a9f0a6c059 100644
--- a/.appveyor.vs2015.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.vs2015.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ before_build:
   - set PATH=C:\projects\external\dll;%PATH%
 build_script:
   - msbuild projectfiles\VC14\wesnoth.sln /logger:"C:\Program Files\AppVeyor\BuildAgent\Appveyor.MSBuildLogger.dll"
+
+on_success:
+  - "python utils\\appveyor\\irc-notify.py wesnoth-appveyor-status [{project_name}:{branch}] {short_commit}: \\\"{message}\\\" ({author}) {color_green}Succeeded,Details: {build_url},Commit: {commit_url}"
+
+on_failure:
+  - "python utils\\appveyor\\irc-notify.py wesnoth-appveyor-status [{project_name}:{branch}] {short_commit}: \\\"{message}\\\" ({author}) {color_red}Failed,Details: {build_url},Commit: {commit_url}"