diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8d5aeda..2f6d7f5 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ userinstall(){
 
     # Check for existing bashrc config, append if missing
     if [[ $(cat ${HOME}/.bashrc | grep -c prbl) = 0 ]] ; then
-        echo -e $bashrc_append >> $HOME/.bashrc && boxborder "bashc.d installed..." || warn "Malformed append on ${lbl}${HOME}/.bashrc${dfl}. Check this file for errors"
+        echo -e "$bashrc_append" >> $HOME/.bashrc && boxborder "bashc.d installed..." || warn "Malformed append on ${lbl}${HOME}/.bashrc${dfl}. Check this file for errors"
     fi
 
     # Check crontab for quickinfo cron task
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ globalinstall(){
             #cp -r ${rundir}/lib/skel/* /etc/skel/
             scp -r ${rundir}/lib/skel/.* /home/${selecteduser}
             if [[ $(cat /home/${selecteduser}/.bashrc | grep -c prbl) == 0 ]] ; then
-                echo -e $bashrc_append >> /home/${selecteduser}/.bashrc && boxborder "bashc.d installed..." || warn "Malformed append on ${lbl}/home/${selecteduser}/.bashrc${dfl}. Check this file for errors"
+                echo -e "$bashrc_append" >> /home/${selecteduser}/.bashrc && boxborder "bashc.d installed..." || warn "Malformed append on ${lbl}/home/${selecteduser}/.bashrc${dfl}. Check this file for errors"
             fi
             crontab -l -u $selecteduser | cat - ${rundir}/lib/quickinfo.cron | crontab -u $selecteduser -
             mkdir -p /home/${selecteduser}/.quickinfo