diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 0b42323f..aa32f996 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -2427,7 +2427,8 @@ function backup_directory_to_usb {
       echo '      echo "Backup key could not be found"' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '      exit 43382' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '    fi' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
-      echo '    MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID=$(gpg --list-keys "$MY_NAME (backup key)" | grep "pub " | awk -F " " "{print $2}" | awk -F "/" "{print $2}")' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
+      echo -n '    MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID=$(gpg --list-keys "$MY_NAME (backup key)" ' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
+      echo "| grep 'pub ' | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}' | awk -F '/' '{print $2}')" >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '    obnam backup -r $USB_MOUNT/backup/${2} --encrypt-with $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID ${1}' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_SCRIPT_NAME
   else
       # For rsyncrypto usage see http://archive09.linux.com/feature/125322
@@ -3758,7 +3759,8 @@ function backup_directory_to_friend {
       echo '    echo "Backup key could not be found"' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '    exit 43382' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '  fi' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
-      echo '  MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID=$(gpg --list-keys "$MY_NAME (backup key)" | grep "pub " | awk -F " " "{print $2}" | awk -F "/" "{print $2}")' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
+      echo -n '  MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID=$(gpg --list-keys "$MY_NAME (backup key)" ' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
+      echo "| grep 'pub ' | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}' | awk -F '/' '{print $2}')" >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
 
       echo -n '  obnam backup -r $SERVER_DIRECTORY/backup/ ' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME
       echo '--encrypt-with $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID ' >> /usr/bin/$BACKUP_TO_FRIENDS_SCRIPT_NAME