diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e443b9e7d8..299fb969ed 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1328,9 +1328,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.69"
+version = "1.0.70"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e466864e431129c7e0d3476b92f20458e5879919a0596c6472738d9fa2d342f8"
+checksum = "e277c495ac6cd1a01a58d0a0c574568b4d1ddf14f59965c6a58b8d96400b54f3"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index 030ef73882..b6486e7798 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
     lex, lite_parse,
     parser::{
         check_name, garbage, garbage_statement, parse, parse_block_expression,
-        parse_import_pattern, parse_internal_call, parse_signature, parse_string,
+        parse_import_pattern, parse_internal_call, parse_signature, parse_string, trim_quotes,
     },
     ParseError,
 };
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ pub fn parse_module_block(
                                 // parts[2] is safe since it's checked in parse_export already
                                 working_set.get_span_contents(pipeline.commands[0].parts[2]);
 
+                            let decl_name = trim_quotes(decl_name);
+
                             let decl_id = working_set
                                 .find_decl(decl_name)
                                 .expect("internal error: failed to find added declaration");
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 3f958b3bb3..f697be0ab1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ fn is_variable(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn trim_quotes(bytes: &[u8]) -> &[u8] {
+    if (bytes.starts_with(b"\"") && bytes.ends_with(b"\"") && bytes.len() > 1)
+        || (bytes.starts_with(b"\'") && bytes.ends_with(b"\'") && bytes.len() > 1)
+    {
+        &bytes[1..(bytes.len() - 1)]
+    } else {
+        bytes
+    }
+}
+
 fn check_call(command: Span, sig: &Signature, call: &Call) -> Option<ParseError> {
     // Allow the call to pass if they pass in the help flag
     if call.named.iter().any(|(n, _)| n.item == "help") {
@@ -1423,13 +1433,7 @@ pub fn parse_filepath(
     span: Span,
 ) -> (Expression, Option<ParseError>) {
     let bytes = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
-    let bytes = if (bytes.starts_with(b"\"") && bytes.ends_with(b"\"") && bytes.len() > 1)
-        || (bytes.starts_with(b"\'") && bytes.ends_with(b"\'") && bytes.len() > 1)
-    {
-        &bytes[1..(bytes.len() - 1)]
-    } else {
-        bytes
-    };
+    let bytes = trim_quotes(bytes);
 
     if let Ok(token) = String::from_utf8(bytes.into()) {
         (
@@ -1641,13 +1645,7 @@ pub fn parse_glob_pattern(
     span: Span,
 ) -> (Expression, Option<ParseError>) {
     let bytes = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
-    let bytes = if (bytes.starts_with(b"\"") && bytes.ends_with(b"\"") && bytes.len() > 1)
-        || (bytes.starts_with(b"\'") && bytes.ends_with(b"\'") && bytes.len() > 1)
-    {
-        &bytes[1..(bytes.len() - 1)]
-    } else {
-        bytes
-    };
+    let bytes = trim_quotes(bytes);
 
     if let Ok(token) = String::from_utf8(bytes.into()) {
         (
@@ -1672,13 +1670,7 @@ pub fn parse_string(
     span: Span,
 ) -> (Expression, Option<ParseError>) {
     let bytes = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
-    let bytes = if (bytes.starts_with(b"\"") && bytes.ends_with(b"\"") && bytes.len() > 1)
-        || (bytes.starts_with(b"\'") && bytes.ends_with(b"\'") && bytes.len() > 1)
-    {
-        &bytes[1..(bytes.len() - 1)]
-    } else {
-        bytes
-    };
+    let bytes = trim_quotes(bytes);
 
     if let Ok(token) = String::from_utf8(bytes.into()) {
         (
@@ -1853,6 +1845,7 @@ pub fn parse_import_pattern(
                 ),
             }
         } else {
+            let tail = trim_quotes(tail);
             (
                 ImportPattern {
                     head,
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index bc7355ecd7..6964b8fd23 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -900,6 +900,14 @@ fn record_2() -> TestResult {
     run_test(r#"{'b': 'c'}.b"#, "c")
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn multi_word_imports() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(
+        r#"module spam { export def "foo bar" [] { 10 } }; use spam "foo bar"; foo bar"#,
+        "10",
+    )
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn config_var_1() -> TestResult {
     // Note: this tests both the config variable and that it is properly captured into a block