diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ad3f5c5..3d37a9e 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ BASEDIR=$(dirname $0)
 
 . ${BASEDIR}/shared/utils.sh
 
-initialize
-
 # parse options
 PARAMS=""
 while (( "$#" )); do
@@ -126,6 +124,8 @@ done
 
 eval set -- "$PARAMS"
 
+initialize
+
 # for backwards compatibility evaluate positional parameters like previous 2.0.x and 2.1.x releases
 # this will be removed in the future
 if [ ! -z "$PARAMS" ]; then
diff --git a/shared/utils.sh b/shared/utils.sh
index 631ac81..d1a216e 100644
--- a/shared/utils.sh
+++ b/shared/utils.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function get_metadata() {
 
     if [ ! -z "$IMDSV2" ]; then
         local token=$(curl -s -X PUT "http://$metadata_ip/latest/api/token" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 60")
-        local token_wrapper=`-H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $token"`
+        local token_wrapper='-H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $token"'
     fi
     
     echo `curl -s $token_wrapper http://$metadata_ip/latest/meta-data/$key`