diff --git a/v2b.sh b/v2b.sh
index a2698cc..fe0cfb1 100755
--- a/v2b.sh
+++ b/v2b.sh
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ else
   LASTF="${FOLDER}"
 fi
 
-USER=$(stat -c '%u' $BASH_SOURCE)
+USER="$(stat -c '%u' $BASH_SOURCE)"
 INDEX="$((( ${LASTF#${FOLDER}} + 0 )))"
 NEWFL="${FOLDER}$(printf "%05d" $((( ${INDEX} + 1 ))))"
-TEMPF="$(sudo -u #${USER?err} mktemp -dt -p $PWD _XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_)"
+TEMPF="$(sudo -u \#${USER?err} mktemp -dt -p $PWD _XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_)"
 
 for VOL in ${VOLUMES}; do
   if [[ $REMOVE == "true" ]]; then