diff --git a/model-optimizer/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.bat b/model-optimizer/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.bat
index ec6405372b3..ac756ad4905 100644
--- a/model-optimizer/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.bat
+++ b/model-optimizer/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.bat
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ IF /I "%1%" EQU "" (
 pip3 install --user -r ..\requirements%postfix%.txt
 
 :: Chek MO version
-set python_command='python %~dp0..\mo\utils\extract_release_version.py'
+set python_command='python "%~dp0..\mo\utils\extract_release_version.py"'
 FOR /F "delims=" %%i IN (%python_command%) DO set mo_release_version=%%i
 IF "%mo_release_version%" == "None.None" (
     set mo_is_custom="true"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ IF "%mo_release_version%" == "None.None" (
 
 :: Check if existing IE Python bindings satisfy requirements
 set errorlevel=
-python %~dp0..\mo\utils\find_ie_version.py
+python "%~dp0..\mo\utils\find_ie_version.py"
 IF %errorlevel% EQU 0 goto ie_search_end
 
 :: Check if OV already installed via pip
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ IF %errorlevel% NEQ 0 (
 )
 
 set errorlevel=
-python %~dp0..\mo\utils\find_ie_version.py
+python "%~dp0..\mo\utils\find_ie_version.py"
 IF %errorlevel% EQU 0 goto ie_search_end
 
 echo [ WARNING ] The installed OpenVINO ^(TM^) toolkit version %mo_release_version% does not work as expected. Uninstalling...
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ IF %errorlevel% NEQ 0 (
 )
 
 set errorlevel=
-python %~dp0..\mo\utils\find_ie_version.py
+python "%~dp0..\mo\utils\find_ie_version.py"
 IF %errorlevel% EQU 0 goto ie_search_end
 
 echo [ WARNING ] The installed highest OpenVINO ^(TM^) toolkit version doesn't work as expected. Uninstalling...