diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0acc20..ae5cad3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export SECRET_SHELL_VARIABLE=<decrypted data>
 You can then have your shell evaluate this output:
 
 ```shell
-$ eval $(ejson2env test.ejson)
+$ eval "$(ejson2env test.ejson)"
 ```
 
 ## Using ejson2env
diff --git a/man/ejson2env.1.ronn b/man/ejson2env.1.ronn
index d35b9b5..603dd33 100644
--- a/man/ejson2env.1.ronn
+++ b/man/ejson2env.1.ronn
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ For example:
 ```
 #!/bin/sh
 
-eval $(ejson2env /config/secrets.production.ejson)
+eval "$(ejson2env /config/secrets.production.ejson)"
 
 echo $DB_PASSWORD
 ```