diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCFile.java b/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCFile.java
index 667e97ea8..11d865484 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCFile.java
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCFile.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class CCFile extends File {
      * first access.
      */
     public void refresh() {
-        String[] args = {"describe", "-fmt", "%m %o", getAbsolutePath() };
+        String[] args = {"describe", "-fmt", "\"%m %o\"", getAbsolutePath() };
         CmdResult res = CCUtils.cleartool(args);
         if (res.getStatus() != 0){
             throw new BuildException(res.getStdErr());
diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCMatchingTask.java b/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCMatchingTask.java
index 6df1c668f..31ef38014 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCMatchingTask.java
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/clearcase/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/clearcase/CCMatchingTask.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public abstract class CCMatchingTask extends MatchingTask {
     }
 
     protected Hashtable getFiles(){
-        if (files == null){
+        if (files != null){
             return files;
         }
         files = new Hashtable();