diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index 398b6d6..9a1e0b0 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@ function shortcut_create {
   local dirname="${HOME}/.local/share/applications"
   local filename="${HOME}/.local/share/applications/${VMNAME}.desktop"
 
-  if [ ! -d ${dirname} ]; then
-    mkdir -p ${dirname}
+  if [ ! -d "${dirname}" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "${dirname}"
   fi
   cat << EOF > "${filename}"
 [Desktop Entry]
diff --git a/quickget b/quickget
index 6372241..2868595 100755
--- a/quickget
+++ b/quickget
@@ -1770,10 +1770,9 @@ create_vm() {
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-if ((BASH_VERSINFO[0] < 4))
-then
-  echo "Sorry, you need bash 4.0 or newer to run this script."
-  exit 1
+if ((BASH_VERSINFO[0] < 4)); then
+    echo "Sorry, you need bash 4.0 or newer to run this script."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 LANGS=()