diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 98097a5..e221856 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -560,17 +560,17 @@ if [ -z "$borgExclude" ]; then
     echo -e "${bold}${op}${stamp} Executing borg without exclusions${normal}" \
         >> "$logFile"
     borg --show-rc create ${borgCreateParams} ::`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S` \
-        "${xtraFiles[@]}" \
-        "${sqlDumpDir}" "${ncDataDir}" \
+        ${xtraFiles[@]} \
+        ${sqlDumpDir} ${ncDataDir} \
         2>> "$logFile"
 else
     # borgExclude is not empty
     echo -e "${bold}${op}${stamp} Executing borg with exclusions${normal}" \
         >> "$logFile"
-    borg --show-rc create ${borgCreateParams} --exclude-from "${borgExclude}" \
+    borg --show-rc create ${borgCreateParams} --exclude-from ${borgExclude} \
         ::`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S` \
-        "${xtraFiles[@]}" \
-        "${sqlDumpDir}" "${ncDataDir}" \
+        ${xtraFiles[@]} \
+        ${sqlDumpDir} ${ncDataDir} \
         2>> "$logFile"
 fi