diff --git a/src/freedombone-controlpanel b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
index 56f4823e..e92ef144 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-controlpanel
+++ b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ function irc_set_global_password {
     case $sel in
         0)
             NEW_IRC_PASSWORD=$(<$data)
-            sed -i "0,/RE/s/Password =.*/Password = $NEW_IRC_PASSWORD/" /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf
+            sed -i "0,/RE/s/Password =.*/Password =$NEW_IRC_PASSWORD/" /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf
             dialog --title $"IRC Password" \
                    --msgbox $"The IRC password was changed" 6 40
             ;;