diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index ad47df785..b815a9c81 100755
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ main() {
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
-  env git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git $ZSH || {
+  env git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git "$ZSH" || {
     printf "Error: git clone of oh-my-zsh repo failed\n"
     exit 1
   }
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ main() {
   fi
 
   printf "${BLUE}Using the Oh My Zsh template file and adding it to ~/.zshrc${NORMAL}\n"
-  cp $ZSH/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc
+  cp "$ZSH"/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc
   sed "/^export ZSH=/ c\\
-  export ZSH=$ZSH
+  export ZSH=\"$ZSH\"
   " ~/.zshrc > ~/.zshrc-omztemp
   mv -f ~/.zshrc-omztemp ~/.zshrc