diff --git a/pkg/controller/setshell/bash.sh b/pkg/controller/setshell/bash.sh
index 8ce66d6b7..b6e516611 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/setshell/bash.sh
+++ b/pkg/controller/setshell/bash.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if [ -n "${PROMPT_COMMAND:-}" ]; then
-    PROMPT_COMMAND="${PROMPT_COMMAND};eval \"$(aqua output-shell)\""
+    PROMPT_COMMAND="${PROMPT_COMMAND};"'eval "$(aqua output-shell)"'
 else
-    PROMPT_COMMAND="eval \"$(aqua output-shell)\""
+    PROMPT_COMMAND='eval "$(aqua output-shell)"'
 fi