diff --git a/modules/lang/python/autoload/python.el b/modules/lang/python/autoload/python.el
index af9d19724..635df2f07 100644
--- a/modules/lang/python/autoload/python.el
+++ b/modules/lang/python/autoload/python.el
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "Open an IPython REPL."
   (interactive)
   (let ((python-shell-interpreter "ipython")
-        (python-shell-interpreter-args +python-jupyter-repl-args))
+        (python-shell-interpreter-args (string-join +python-ipython-repl-args " ")))
     (+python/open-repl)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (add-to-list 'python-shell-completion-native-disabled-interpreters "jupyter")
   (let ((python-shell-interpreter "jupyter")
-        (python-shell-interpreter-args (format "console %s" +python-jupyter-repl-args)))
+        (python-shell-interpreter-args (format "console %s" (string-join +python-jupyter-repl-args " "))))
     (+python/open-repl)))
 
 (defun +python--extract-version (prefix str)
diff --git a/modules/lang/python/config.el b/modules/lang/python/config.el
index 5e7ce2110..529b69ddd 100644
--- a/modules/lang/python/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/python/config.el
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 (defconst +python-mode-line-indicator '("" +python--version)
   "Format for the python version/env indicator in the mode-line.")
 
-(defvar +python-ipython-repl-args "-i --simple-prompt --no-color-info"
+(defvar +python-ipython-repl-args '("-i" "--simple-prompt" "--no-color-info")
   "CLI arguments to initialize ipython with when `+python/open-ipython-repl' is
 called.")
 
-(defvar +python-jupyter-repl-args "--simple-prompt"
+(defvar +python-jupyter-repl-args '("--simple-prompt")
   "CLI arguments to initialize 'jupiter console %s' with when
 `+python/open-ipython-repl' is called.")