diff --git a/handlers/rsync.in b/handlers/rsync.in
index ba2b9b579c19504ac66bd8d8e230e4dd6fab588f..e253c5cb34f86e95e6ea3a6404665ea5628b8412 100644
--- a/handlers/rsync.in
+++ b/handlers/rsync.in
@@ -1113,8 +1113,8 @@ for SECTION in $include; do
   set_dest
 
   info "Syncing $SECTION on $dest_path..."
-  debug $nice $rsync $rsync_options $filelist_flag $excludes $batch_option $orig $dest_path
-  $nice $rsync $rsync_options $filelist_flag $excludes $batch_option $orig $dest_path | tee -a $log
+  debug $nice $rsync "${rsync_options[@]}" $filelist_flag $excludes $batch_option $orig $dest_path
+  $nice $rsync "${rsync_options[@]}" $filelist_flag $excludes $batch_option $orig $dest_path | tee -a $log
 
   if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     fatal "Rsync error when trying to transfer $SECTION"