diff --git a/src/freedombone-freedns b/src/freedombone-freedns
index 6ad9cb1b..da014d5c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-freedns
+++ b/src/freedombone-freedns
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ function item_in_array {
 
 detected_codes=()
 codelines=$(grep "_CODE=" $CONFIGURATION_FILE | uniq)
-for line in "${codelines[@]}"
-do
+while read -r line; do
     code=$(echo "$line" | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
     if [ $VERBOSE ]; then
         echo $"freedns code $code"
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ do
     if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
         detected_codes+=("$code")
     fi
-done
+done <<< "$codelines"
 
 if [ ! -d $HOME/.freedns-update ]; then
     mkdir $HOME/.freedns-update