diff --git a/bashlib.sh b/bashlib.sh
index a70040d..7dc272b 100644
--- a/bashlib.sh
+++ b/bashlib.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ debug() {
   if [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]]; then
     local prompt="$1"
     shift
-    local message="$*""
+    local message="$*"
 
     if [[ -n "$message" ]] ; then
         message=": $message"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ success() {
 }
 
 check_command() {
-    local command=$1
+    local command="$1"
 
     if [[ -z $(which ${command}) ]] ; then
         error "Missing command" "${command}"