diff --git a/install/paperclip-install.sh b/install/paperclip-install.sh
index 7ad93beb..9af23fcc 100644
--- a/install/paperclip-install.sh
+++ b/install/paperclip-install.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ for PAPERCLIP_ONBOARD_CMD in \
   setsid env \
     PAPERCLIP_HOME="$PAPERCLIP_HOME" \
     PAPERCLIP_CONFIG="$PAPERCLIP_CONFIG" \
-    bash -c 'cd /opt/paperclip-ai && '"$PAPERCLIP_ONBOARD_CMD" \
+    bash -c 'cd /opt/paperclip-ai && $PAPERCLIP_ONBOARD_CMD' \
     >"$PAPERCLIP_ONBOARD_LOG" 2>&1 &
   PAPERCLIP_ONBOARD_PID=$!
   for _ in {1..60}; do