diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/debug/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/debug/operator.py
index b998df97e3..c0a06f893e 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/debug/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/debug/operator.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import time
 import random
 import logging
 import subprocess
+import platform
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.api
 import ifcopenshell.geom
@@ -960,7 +961,12 @@ class RestartBlender(bpy.types.Operator):
         ms_store_app_id = tool.Blender.get_microsoft_store_app_id()
         if not ms_store_app_id:
             path = bpy.app.binary_path
-            os.execv(path, sys.argv)
+            if platform.system() == "Windows":
+                args = sys.argv[1:] 
+                command_line = subprocess.list2cmdline([path] + args)
+                os.execv(path, [command_line])
+            else:
+                os.execv(path, sys.argv)
         else:
             # Microsoft apps do not allow launching blender.exe directly
             # since Blender folder is kind of private.