diff --git a/src/tts.ts b/src/tts.ts
index e6aab05..5fcf80c 100644
--- a/src/tts.ts
+++ b/src/tts.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async function main() {
         stdin: "ignore",
         stdout: "inherit",
         stderr: "inherit",
-      })`mpv${pausePlayer ? " --pause" : ""} ${file}`;
+      })`mpv ${pausePlayer ? ["--pause"] : []} ${file}`;
     }
   }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ async function main() {
     stdin: "ignore",
     stdout: "inherit",
     stderr: "inherit",
-  })`mpv${pausePlayer ? " --pause" : ""} output.wav`;
+  })`mpv ${pausePlayer ? ["--pause"] : []} output.wav`;
 }
 
 main().catch(handleTopLevel);