1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ftp.py b/ftp.py
index b2c4a3d..c6ca471 100755
--- a/ftp.py
+++ b/ftp.py
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ with FTP() as ftp:
 				if cmd.startswith("!"):
 					cmd, value = "!", cmd[1:]
 				else:
-					cmd, value = cmd.split(" ", 2)
+					cmd, value = re.split(r"(?<!\\) ", cmd, 2)
+					value = value.replace("\\ ", " ")
 			except ValueError:
 				value = ""
 			if not cmd: