diff --git a/docs/docs/features/bulk-upload.md b/docs/docs/features/bulk-upload.md
index bf2324d7ab..3d83f41b13 100644
--- a/docs/docs/features/bulk-upload.md
+++ b/docs/docs/features/bulk-upload.md
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ Be aware that as this runs inside a container, you need to mount the folder from
 
 ```bash title="Upload current directory"
 cd /DIRECTORY/WITH/IMAGES
-docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/import ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://192.168.1.216:2283/api
+docker run -it --rm -v "$(pwd):/import" ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://192.168.1.216:2283/api
 ```
 
 ```bash title="Upload target directory"
-docker run -it --rm -v /DIRECTORY/WITH/IMAGES:/import ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://192.168.1.216:2283/api
+docker run -it --rm -v "/DIRECTORY/WITH/IMAGES:/import" ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://192.168.1.216:2283/api
 ```
 
 ```bash title="Create an alias"
-alias immich="docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/import ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest"
+alias immich='docker run -it --rm -v "$(pwd):/import" ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest'
 immich upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://192.168.1.216:2283/api
 ```
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ If you are running the CLI container on the same machine as your Immich server,
 3. Use `--server http://immich-server:3001/` for the upload command instead of the external address.
 
 ```bash title="Upload to internal address"
-docker run --network immich_default -it --rm -v $(pwd):/import ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://immich-server:3001/
+docker run --network immich_default -it --rm -v "$(pwd):/import" ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-cli:latest upload --key HFEJ38DNSDUEG --server http://immich-server:3001/
 ```
 :::