1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli/gem.rb b/lib/bundler/cli/gem.rb
index eb1119859c..b3bb025b89 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli/gem.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli/gem.rb
@@ -184,14 +184,15 @@ module Bundler
         )
       end
 
-      if File.exist?(target) && !File.directory?(target)
+      if target.exist? && !target.directory?
         Bundler.ui.error "Couldn't create a new gem named `#{gem_name}` because there's an existing file named `#{gem_name}`."
         exit Bundler::BundlerError.all_errors[Bundler::GenericSystemCallError]
       end
 
       if use_git
         Bundler.ui.info "Initializing git repo in #{target}"
-        `git init #{target}`
+        require "shellwords"
+        `git init #{target.to_s.shellescape}`
 
         config[:git_default_branch] = File.read("#{target}/.git/HEAD").split("/").last.chomp
       end