diff --git a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index da3b69a5e..ad525e317 100755
--- a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ for variable in PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DI
     variablecontent="$(eval echo "\$$variable")"
     # Sanitize " ' ` in current variable
     variablecontent="${variablecontent//[\"\'\`]/}"
-    if [[ $variablecontent = *" "* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$variablecontent" = *" "* ]] && [[ "$variable" != "PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES" ]]; then
         variablecontent="'$variablecontent'"
     fi
     bashio::log.blue "$variable=$variablecontent"