diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 94f6b394d..e731da3b9 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1982,9 +1982,9 @@ set_ssh_cmds() {
 	local automated=$1
 
 	if [ $automated == yes ]; then
-		sshcmd='sshpass -p "$SOREMOTEPASS1" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
-		sshcopyidcmd='sshpass -p "$SOREMOTEPASS1" ssh-copy-id -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
-		scpcmd='sshpass -p "$SOREMOTEPASS1" scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
+		sshcmd="sshpass -p $SOREMOTEPASS1 ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+		sshcopyidcmd="sshpass -p $SOREMOTEPASS1 ssh-copy-id -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+		scpcmd="sshpass -p $SOREMOTEPASS1 scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
 	else
 		sshcmd='ssh'
 		sshcopyidcmd='ssh-copy-id'