diff --git a/src/freedombone-addremove b/src/freedombone-addremove
index 00d36a18..19ceb891 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-addremove
+++ b/src/freedombone-addremove
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ function remove_apps_interactive {
         if [[ ${APPS_INSTALLED[$app_index]} == "1" ]]; then
             if [[ ${APPS_CHOSEN[$app_index]} == "0" ]]; then
                 if [ ${n} -gt 0 ]; then
-                    removals="$removals $APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]"
+                    removals="$removals ${APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]}"
                 else
-                    removals="$APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]"
+                    removals="${APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]}"
                 fi
                 n=$[n+1]
             fi
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ function install_apps_interactive {
         if [[ ${APPS_INSTALLED[$app_index]} == "0" ]]; then
             if [[ ${APPS_CHOSEN[$app_index]} == "1" ]]; then
                 if [ ${n} -gt 0 ]; then
-                    installs="$installs $APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]"
+                    installs="$installs ${APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]}"
                 else
-                    installs="$APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]"
+                    installs="${APPS_AVAILABLE[$app_index]}"
                 fi
                 n=$[n+1]
             fi