diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 99bb89445a..806dba1090 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ node('docker') {
 
       stage('Build') {
         // we exclude scm-packaging and scm-it to speed-up build
-        mvn 'clean install -DskipTests -pl !scm-packaging,!scm-it'
+        mvn 'clean install -DskipTests -pl "!scm-packaging,!scm-it"'
       }
 
       parallel(
         unitTest: {
           stage('Unit Test') {
-            mvn 'test -DskipFrontendBuild -DskipTypecheck -Pcoverage -pl !scm-packaging,!scm-it -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true'
+            mvn 'test -DskipFrontendBuild -DskipTypecheck -Pcoverage -pl "!scm-packaging,!scm-it" -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true'
             junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults: '**/target/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml,**/target/jest-reports/TEST-*.xml'
           }
         },
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ node('docker') {
             releaseRepository: '/repository/releases/',
             type: 'Configurable'
           ])
-          mvn.deployToNexusRepository("-pl !scm-packaging,!scm-it")
+          mvn.deployToNexusRepository('-pl "!scm-packaging,!scm-it"')
 
           // deploy frontend bits
           withCredentials([string(credentialsId: 'cesmarvin_npm_token', variable: 'NPM_TOKEN')]) {