diff --git a/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh b/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh
index 775c705..48101ea 100755
--- a/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh
+++ b/ab-openldap/ab-openldap-update.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 ## update files
-set -- dummy "$updateFiles"
+# remember: do NOT quote dummy var!
+set -- dummy $updateFiles
 shift
 for file; do
     printf "\nchecking '%s' for updates... " "$file"