diff --git a/mimic-iv/buildmimic/postgres/load.sql b/mimic-iv/buildmimic/postgres/load.sql
index e48848d9..c2c2f52f 100644
--- a/mimic-iv/buildmimic/postgres/load.sql
+++ b/mimic-iv/buildmimic/postgres/load.sql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- To run from a terminal:
 --  psql "dbname=<DBNAME> user=<USER>" -v mimic_data_dir=<PATH TO DATA DIR> -f load.sql
 -- The script assumes the files are in the hosp and icu subfolders of mimic_data_dir
-\cd :mimic_data_dir
+\cd :'mimic_data_dir'
 
 -- making sure correct encoding is defined as -utf8- 
 SET CLIENT_ENCODING TO 'utf8';