diff --git a/vim/settings/ctrlp.vim b/vim/settings/ctrlp.vim
index 216687c1..43c9b822 100644
--- a/vim/settings/ctrlp.vim
+++ b/vim/settings/ctrlp.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ unlet g:ctrlp_user_command
 if executable('ag')
   " Use ag in CtrlP for listing files. Lightning fast and respects .gitignore
   let g:ctrlp_user_command =
-    \ 'ag %s --files-with-matches -g ""--ignore "\.git$\|\.hg$\|\.svn$"'
+    \ 'ag %s --files-with-matches -g "" --ignore "\.git$\|\.hg$\|\.svn$"'
 
   " ag is fast enough that CtrlP doesn't need to cache
   let g:ctrlp_use_caching = 0