diff --git a/server_scripts/gen_install.sh b/server_scripts/gen_install.sh
index ea99a60..0d80e3b 100755
--- a/server_scripts/gen_install.sh
+++ b/server_scripts/gen_install.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ shift $((OPTIND-1))
 if [ "$(id | cut -d"=" -f2 | cut -d"(" -f1)" -eq 0 ] && [ "$1" != "force" ]
 then
   echo "Cannot run as root" >&2
-  echo "Use '$(basename "$0") force' to force running as root"
+  echo "Use '"'"'$(basename "$0")'"'"' force to force running as root"
   exit 10
 else
   which sudo >/dev/null || { echo "sudo not installed" >&2 && exit 11; }