diff --git a/sync/test.sh b/sync/test.sh
index a41781c..81845d4 100644
--- a/sync/test.sh
+++ b/sync/test.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # tests that the variables work
 source "$(dirname "$0")/common"
-echo ${RELEASE_DIR}
-echo ${STAGING_ROOT}/${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REV}
-echo $NONMODS_REPOS
-echo ${REV}
+echo "${RELEASE_DIR}"
+echo "${STAGING_ROOT}/${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REV}"
+echo "$NONMODS_REPOS"
+echo "${REV}"