diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be147c78..4b247d6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- Fixed an issue where the value for ALWAYS_INDEX_FILE_PATTERNS env var wasn't being parsed correctly [#773](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/773)
+
 ## [4.10.14] - 2026-01-21
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/zoekt.ts b/packages/backend/src/zoekt.ts
index 68af1160..7c802d89 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/zoekt.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/zoekt.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const indexGitRepository = async (repo: Repo, settings: Settings, revisio
         `-tenant_id ${repo.orgId}`,
         `-repo_id ${repo.id}`,
         `-shard_prefix ${shardPrefix}`,
-        ...largeFileGlobPatterns.map((pattern) => `-large_file ${pattern}`),
+        ...largeFileGlobPatterns.map((pattern) => `-large_file "${pattern}"`),
         repoPath
     ].join(' ');