diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 72f703f08..35fac125e 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -823,11 +823,11 @@ copy_salt_master_config() {
 		logCmd "cp ../files/salt/master/salt-master.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/salt-master.service"
 	fi
 	info "Copying pillar and salt files in '$temp_install_dir' to '$local_salt_dir'"
-	logCmd "cp -Rv '$temp_install_dir'/pillar/ '$local_salt_dir'/"
+	logCmd "cp -Rv $temp_install_dir/pillar/ $local_salt_dir/"
 	if [ -d "$temp_install_dir"/salt ] ; then
-		logCmd "cp -Rv '$temp_install_dir'/salt/ $local_salt_dir/"
+		logCmd "cp -Rv $temp_install_dir/salt/ $local_salt_dir/"
 	fi
-	
+
 	# Restart the service so it picks up the changes
 	logCmd "systemctl daemon-reload"
 	logCmd "systemctl restart salt-master"