diff --git a/scoundrel b/scoundrel
index 845dfc1..d02f52e 100755
--- a/scoundrel
+++ b/scoundrel
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ get_valid_choice() {
   until [[ "$vcs" == *$c* ]]; do
     c="$(get_choice "$pr")"
   done
-  echo $c
+  echo "$c"
 }
 
 # variables and states