diff --git a/gqrxHandler.py b/gqrxHandler.py
index a2f1a52..222bc3d 100644
--- a/gqrxHandler.py
+++ b/gqrxHandler.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class GQRXHandler(threading.Thread):
         if self.GQRXProc is not None:
             self.close_gqrx()
 
-        gqrx_kwargs = [f"-c drb_defaults.conf"]
+        gqrx_kwargs = [f"-c", "drb_defaults.conf"]
 
         self.logger.info(f"Resetting 'crashed' option in the GQRX config")