diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-pans-change.md b/.changeset/hungry-pans-change.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44a51203a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-pans-change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@e2b/cli': patch
+---
+
+build-arg's not working for e2b template build command
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/template/build.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/template/build.ts
index 26d4c60923..b281ba4f3d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/template/build.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/template/build.ts
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ export const buildCommand = new commander.Command('build')
    -t docker.${connectionConfig.domain}/e2b/custom-envs/${templateID}:${template.buildID} ${Object.entries(
           dockerBuildArgs
         )
-            .map(([key, value]) => `--build-arg="${key}=${value}"`)
+            .map(([key, value]) => `--build-arg "${key}=${value}"`)
             .join(' \\ \n   ')}`
         console.log(`Building docker image with the following command:\n${asBold(cmd)}\n`)