diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 0ddf6bd6b..86a56abd8 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -2331,8 +2331,8 @@ so_add_user() {
 	if [ "$5" ]; then local pass=$5; fi
 
 	info "Add $username user"
-	logCmd "groupadd --gid '$gid' '$username'"
-	logCmd "useradd -m --uid '$uid' --gid '$gid' --home-dir '$home_dir' '$username'"
+	logCmd "groupadd --gid $gid $username"
+	logCmd "useradd -m --uid $uid --gid $gid --home-dir $home_dir $username"
 
 	# If a password has been passed in, set the password
 	if [ "$pass" ]; then