diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index 8f49e300c..e4a52df87 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void GUI::on_actionOpen_triggered() {
 // the right addTorrent function, considering
 // the parameter type.
 void GUI::processParams(const QString& params_str) {
-  processParams(params_str.split(" ", QString::SkipEmptyParts));
+  processParams(params_str.split("|", QString::SkipEmptyParts));
 }
 
 void GUI::processParams(const QStringList& params) {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index bbcd668f8..718c8093c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
       if(p.startsWith("--")) continue;
       message += argv[a];
       if (a < argc-1)
-        message += " ";
+        message += "|";
     }
     if(!message.isEmpty()) {
       qDebug("Passing program parameters to running instance...");
+      qDebug("Message: %s", qPrintable(message));
       app->sendMessage(message);
     }
     return 0;