diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 0f9429a971..459394d28f 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ fi
   fi
 
 # create /etc/issue
-  echo $GREETING0 >  $INSTALL/etc/issue
-  echo $GREETING1 >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
-  echo $GREETING2 >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
-  echo $GREETING3 >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
-  echo $GREETING4 >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
+  echo "$GREETING0" >  $INSTALL/etc/issue
+  echo "$GREETING1" >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
+  echo "$GREETING2" >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
+  echo "$GREETING3" >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
+  echo "$GREETING4" >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
   echo "$DISTRONAME ($([ "$OFFICIAL" = "yes" ] && echo "official" ||  echo "community")) Version: $OPENELEC_VERSION" >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
   if [ -n "$GIT_HASH" ]; then
     echo "$DISTRONAME git: $GIT_HASH" >> $INSTALL/etc/issue