diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index e79b8f8e..89b43157 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ function set_repo_commit {
                 fi
             fi
         else
-            echo "\${repo_commit_name}:${repo_commit}" >> $COMPLETION_FILE
+            echo "${repo_commit_name}:${repo_commit}" >> $COMPLETION_FILE
         fi
     fi
 }