diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a23155d..8653eed 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ runs:
         -s $SINCE \
         -o $OUTPUT_DIR \
         -f $FILENAME \
-        ${$EXCLUDE:+"-e" "${$EXCLUDE[@]}"}
+        ${$EXCLUDE:+"-e ${$EXCLUDE[@]}"}
       shell: bash
       env:
         BEFORE:   ${{ inputs.before }}
diff --git a/generate-badge.sh b/generate-badge.sh
index 46a5c39..a0cdb75 100755
--- a/generate-badge.sh
+++ b/generate-badge.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ echo "$Dir ${Exclude[*]} $Since $Before"
 
 mkdir -p "$OutDir"
 
-Count=$(hoc -d "$Dir" ${Exclude:+"-e" "${Exclude[@]}"} -e "${Exclude[@]}" -s "$Since" -b "$Before" -f "int")
+Count=$(hoc -d "$Dir" ${Exclude:+"-e ${Exclude[@]}"} -e "${Exclude[@]}" -s "$Since" -b "$Before" -f "int")
 echo "Hits of code: $Count"
 
 anybadge -l "Hits of Code" -v "$Count" -f "$OutDir/$Filename" -c royalblue