diff --git a/customize.sh b/customize.sh
index 859b318..6288e6c 100644
--- a/customize.sh
+++ b/customize.sh
@@ -65,54 +65,54 @@ echo "(please note any errors below)"
 ## copy clean .bashrc for root user
 echo -e "copying ${yellow}.bashrc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/root${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /root/.bashrc ${path}/root/.bashrc.original
+cp -f /root/.bashrc "${path}/root/.bashrc.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/root/.bashrc ${path}/root/.bashrc
+cp -f config/root/.bashrc "${path}/root/.bashrc"
 
 ## copy profile template file
 echo -e "copying ${yellow}profile${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/profile${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/profile ${path}/etc/profile.original
+cp -f /etc/profile "${path}/etc/profile.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/profile ${path}/etc/profile
+cp -f config/etc/profile "${path}/etc/profile"
 
 ## copy updated bash.bashrc
 echo -e "copying ${yellow}bash.bashrc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/bash.bashrc${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/bash.bashrc ${path}/etc/bash.bashrc.original
+cp -f /etc/bash.bashrc "${path}/etc/bash.bashrc.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/bash.bashrc ${path}/etc/bash.bashrc
+cp -f config/etc/bash.bashrc "${path}/etc/bash.bashrc"
 
 ## copy updated skel .bashrc
 echo -e "copying ${yellow}.bashrc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/skel/.bashrc ${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc.original
+cp -f /etc/skel/.bashrc "${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/skel/.bashrc ${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc
+cp -f config/etc/skel/.bashrc "${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc"
 
 
 ## copy nano settings
 echo -e "\ncopying ${yellow}nanorc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/nanorc${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/nanorc ${path}/etc/nanorc.original
+cp -f /etc/nanorc "${path}/etc/nanorc.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/nanorc ${path}/etc/nanorc
+cp -f config/etc/nanorc "${path}/etc/nanorc"
 
 
 ## copy timesync
 echo -e "\ncopying ${yellow}timesyncd.conf${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf ${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf.original
+cp -f /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf "${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf ${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
+cp -f config/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf "${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf"
 
 
 ## copy sshd configuration
 echo -e "\ncopying ${yellow}sshd_config${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config ${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config.original
+cp -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config "${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config.original"
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/ssh/sshd_config ${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+cp -f config/etc/ssh/sshd_config "${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
 
 
 ### Exit gracefully