diff --git a/src/shell/init.go b/src/shell/init.go
index 48fb4c30..09ce99cc 100644
--- a/src/shell/init.go
+++ b/src/shell/init.go
@@ -180,11 +180,12 @@ func Init(env platform.Environment) string {
 		case PWSH, PWSH5:
 			command = "(@(& %s init %s --config=%s --print%s) -join \"`n\") | Invoke-Expression"
 			config = quotePwshStr(env.Flags().Config)
+			executable = quotePwshStr(executable)
 		case ELVISH:
 			command = "eval (%s init %s --config=%s --print%s | slurp)"
-			config = quotePosixStr(env.Flags().Config)
+			config = env.Flags().Config
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf(command, quotePwshStr(executable), shell, config, additionalParams)
+		return fmt.Sprintf(command, executable, shell, config, additionalParams)
 	case ZSH, BASH, FISH, CMD, TCSH, XONSH:
 		return PrintInit(env)
 	case NU:
@@ -246,12 +247,8 @@ func PrintInit(env platform.Environment) string {
 		configFile = quotePosixStr(configFile)
 		script = tcshInit
 	case ELVISH:
-		executable = quotePosixStr(executable)
-		configFile = quotePosixStr(configFile)
 		script = elvishInit
 	case XONSH:
-		executable = quotePosixStr(executable)
-		configFile = quotePosixStr(configFile)
 		script = xonshInit
 	default:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("echo \"No initialization script available for %s\"", shell)