diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/debugger/debugger.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/debugger/debugger.cpp
index 166dc43d..287e8b23 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/debugger/debugger.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/debugger/debugger.cpp
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ PWatchVar WatchModel::findWatchVar(const QModelIndex &index)
 PWatchVar WatchModel::findWatchVar(const QString &expr)
 {
     foreach (const PWatchVar &var, watchVars(mIsForProject)) {
-        if (expr == var->expression) {
+        if (expr == QString("\"%1\"").arg(var->expression)) {
             return var;
         }
     }
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/debugger/gdbmidebugger.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/debugger/gdbmidebugger.cpp
index 3d68e21d..944d3272 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/debugger/gdbmidebugger.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/debugger/gdbmidebugger.cpp
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ void GDBMIDebuggerClient::setBreakpointCondition(PBreakpoint breakpoint)
 
 void GDBMIDebuggerClient::addWatch(const QString &expression)
 {
-    postCommand("-var-create", expression);
+    postCommand("-var-create", QString("\"%1\"").arg(expression));
 }
 
 void GDBMIDebuggerClient::removeWatch(PWatchVar watchVar)