diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/engine/steel.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/engine/steel.rs
index eb82397fa..82e4f2ddb 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/engine/steel.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/engine/steel.rs
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ fn run_initialization_script(cx: &mut Context, configuration: Arc<ArcSwapAny<Arc
         let res = guard.run_with_reference(
             cx,
             "*helix.cx*",
-            &format!(r#"(require "{}")"#, helix_module_path.to_str().unwrap()),
+            &format!(r#"(require {:?})"#, helix_module_path.to_str().unwrap()),
         );
 
         // Present the error in the helix.scm loading
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 42aba2dca..4a80a61be 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ pub mod tasks {
         code_gen()
     }
 
+    pub fn install_steel() {
+        code_gen();
+        std::process::Command::new("cargo")
+            .args(["install", "--path", "helix-term", "--locked", "--force"])
+            .spawn()
+            .unwrap()
+            .wait()
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
     pub fn print_help() {
         println!(
             "
@@ -61,6 +71,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), DynError> {
             "themelint" => tasks::themelint(env::args().nth(2))?,
             "query-check" => tasks::querycheck()?,
             "code-gen" => tasks::codegen(),
+            "steel" => tasks::install_steel(),
             invalid => return Err(format!("Invalid task name: {}", invalid).into()),
         },
     };