diff --git a/.travis/exec.sh b/.travis/exec.sh
index 4609bfb..0ff8eff 100644
--- a/.travis/exec.sh
+++ b/.travis/exec.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
 # the UID for the container yuzu user is 1027
-sudo chown -R 1027 ./
-docker run -v $(pwd):/liftinstall -t yuzuemu/build-environments:linux-liftinstall /bin/bash /liftinstall/.travis/build.sh
-sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) ./
+docker run -u root -v $(pwd):/liftinstall -t yuzuemu/build-environments:linux-liftinstall /bin/bash /liftinstall/.travis/build.sh
diff --git a/src/native/mod.rs b/src/native/mod.rs
index 6ca049c..46e61b9 100644
--- a/src/native/mod.rs
+++ b/src/native/mod.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ mod natives {
         name: &str,
         description: &str,
         target: &str,
-        args: &[&str],
+        args: &str,
         working_dir: &str,
         exe_path: &str,
     ) -> Result<String, String> {
diff --git a/src/tasks/install_desktop_shortcut.rs b/src/tasks/install_desktop_shortcut.rs
index 246a41a..74399b5 100644
--- a/src/tasks/install_desktop_shortcut.rs
+++ b/src/tasks/install_desktop_shortcut.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Task for InstallDesktopShortcutTask {
                 &shortcut.name,
                 &shortcut.description,
                 tool_path,
-                &["--launcher", exe_path],
+                &format!("--launcher \"{}\"", exe_path),
                 &starting_dir,
                 exe_path,
             )?);