diff --git a/buttond.py b/buttond.py
index 0a47d3f..4328988 100755
--- a/buttond.py
+++ b/buttond.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from signal import pause
 def activate(path):
     if path is None:
         return
-    path = path.strip()
+    path = path.strip('\"')
     if path is "":
         return
     print("doing macro ", path)