diff --git a/makesure.awk b/makesure.awk
index 879d161..d9a72a9 100755
--- a/makesure.awk
+++ b/makesure.awk
@@ -897,6 +897,15 @@ function reparseCli(   res,i,err) {
     $(++NF) = res[i]
     Quotes[NF] = res[i,"quote"]
   }
+  # validation according to https://github.com/xonixx/makesure/issues/141
+  for (i = 2; i <= NF; i++) {
+    if ("@define" == $1 && 3 == i || "@depends_on" == $1 && "@args" == $3 && i > 3)
+      continue
+    if ("\"" == Quotes[i]) {
+      addError("Wrong quoting: " $i)
+      return -1
+    }
+  }
   return 0
 }
 function quote2(s,force) {
diff --git a/tests/28_revamp_define.tush b/tests/28_revamp_define.tush
index ed9d5d6..733a093 100644
--- a/tests/28_revamp_define.tush
+++ b/tests/28_revamp_define.tush
@@ -72,3 +72,34 @@ $ cd "$MYDIR"; ./$MAKESURE -f tests/28_revamp_define_1.sh g8
 
 
 $ cd "$MYDIR"; ./$MAKESURE -f tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh -l
+@ Wrong quoting: sh:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:6: @shell "sh"
+@ Wrong quoting: tracing:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:7: @options "tracing"
+@ Wrong quoting: NAME:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:9: @define "NAME" 'value'
+@ Wrong quoting: g1:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:11: @goal "g1"
+@ Wrong quoting: doc:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:12: @doc "doc"
+@ Wrong quoting: goal_name:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:13: @depends_on "goal_name"
+@ Wrong quoting: goal_name:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:14: @depends_on goal_name1 "goal_name"
+@ Wrong quoting: @private:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:19: @goal g2 "@private"
+@ Wrong quoting: lib_name:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:20: @use_lib "lib_name"
+@ Wrong quoting: lib_name:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:22: @lib "lib_name"
+@ Wrong quoting: @glob:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:24: @goal gg1 "@glob" '*.tush'
+@ Wrong quoting: *.tush:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:25: @goal gg2 @glob   "*.tush"
+@ Wrong quoting: @params:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:27: @goal pg "@params" P
+@ Wrong quoting: P:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:29: @goal pg1 @params "P"
+@ Wrong quoting: @args:
+@ tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh:30: @depends_on pg "@args" 'value'
+? 1
diff --git a/tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh b/tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh
index 408b182..eedb6c7 100644
--- a/tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh
+++ b/tests/28_revamp_define_2_err_quoting.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 @goal "g1"
 @doc "doc"
 @depends_on "goal_name"
-@depends_on goal_name "goal_name"
+@depends_on goal_name1 "goal_name"
 
 @goal goal_name
 @goal goal_name1
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 @goal gg2 @glob   "*.tush"
 
 @goal pg "@params" P
+
 @goal pg1 @params "P"
+@depends_on pg "@args" 'value'
 
 # GOOD: