diff --git a/bin/foamInstallationTest b/bin/foamInstallationTest
index 3949b0943746f17f236999a9f3a791fd26cade35..8adaabd6b8d025a2dd9e9af54391a11d2d24d626 100755
--- a/bin/foamInstallationTest
+++ b/bin/foamInstallationTest
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ reportExecutable()
 {
     APP_NAME="$1"
     APP_SPEC="$2"
-    APP_PATH="$(findExec $PATH $1)"
+    APP_PATH="$(findExec "$PATH" "$1")"
     VERSION="unknown"
 
     if [ -z "$APP_PATH" ]