diff --git a/update-deps.sh b/update-deps.sh
index 8005f1e..28d9be6 100755
--- a/update-deps.sh
+++ b/update-deps.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DEPS="vlBxr   dvara                    \n
 
 mkdir -p lib
 cd lib
-echo $DEPS | while read -r dep
+echo "$DEPS" | while read -r dep
 do
     slug=$(echo $dep | cut --fields=1 --delimiter=' ')
     name=$(echo $dep | cut --fields=2 --delimiter=' ')