diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f16a574..d0d7166 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 run_directory=$(dirname "$0")
-$user=$(whoami)
+user=$(whoami)
 
 echo "Copying bashrc-ffarchiving to extensions directory..."
 cp $run_directory/templates/bashrc-ffarchiving /home/$user/.bashrc.d/