diff --git a/shell/zsh/aliases.zsh b/shell/zsh/aliases.zsh
index e04a6129..ddde861b 100644
--- a/shell/zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/shell/zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ zman() { PAGER="less -g -s '+/^       "$1"'" man zshall; }
 
 r() {
   local time=$1; shift
-  sched $time "notify-send --urgency=critical 'Reminder' '$@'; ding";
+  sched "$time" "notify-send --urgency=critical 'Reminder' '$@'; ding";
 }; compdef r=sched
 
 # aliases common to all shells