diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 83371196..a9927a0e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -906,21 +906,21 @@ if [ \$no_of_users -gt 0 ]; then
 
     if [ ! -f /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers ]; then
         echo '#!/bin/bash' > /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
-        echo 'data=$(' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
+        echo 'data=\$(' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo 'cat /tmp/Users.txt | \' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo "    awk -F ' ' '{" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo '        for(i=1;i<=NF;i++){' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
-        echo '            print $i;' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
+        echo '            print \$i;' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo '        }' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo "}' | \\" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo '    zenity --list \' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
-        echo "     --title='$StrMeshUsers' \\" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
-        echo "     --column='$StrUsername' --column='$StrToxID' \\" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
+        echo "     --title='\$StrMeshUsers' \\" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
+        echo "     --column='\$StrUsername' --column='\$StrToxID' \\" >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo '     --print-column=2 --hide-column=2 --width=250 --height=400)' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
-        echo 'if [ ! $data ]; then' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
+        echo 'if [ ! \$data ]; then' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo '    exit 0' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         echo 'fi' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
-        echo 'echo "$data" | xclip -selection clipboard' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
+        echo 'echo "\$data" | xclip -selection clipboard' >> /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
         chmod +x /home/$MY_USERNAME/showusers
     fi