diff --git a/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh b/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh
index d8d13f9dc..cc9ea471b 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn_stop_graceful_ctrlc(){
 	fn_print_dots "Graceful: CTRL+c"
 	fn_script_log_info "Graceful: CTRL+c"
 	# sends quit
-	tmux send-keys C-c -t="${servicename}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+	tmux send-keys C-c -t "${servicename}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	# waits up to 30 seconds giving the server time to shutdown gracefuly
 	for seconds in {1..30}; do
 		check_status.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn_stop_graceful_cmd(){
 	fn_print_dots "Graceful: sending \"${1}\""
 	fn_script_log_info "Graceful: sending \"${1}\""
 	# sends specific stop command
-	tmux send -t="${servicename}" "${1}" ENTER > /dev/null 2>&1
+	tmux send -t "${servicename}" "${1}" ENTER > /dev/null 2>&1
 	# waits up to given seconds giving the server time to shutdown gracefully
 	for ((seconds=1; seconds<=${2}; seconds++)); do
 		check_status.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fn_stop_graceful_goldsource(){
 	fn_print_dots "Graceful: sending \"quit\""
 	fn_script_log_info "Graceful: sending \"quit\""
 	# sends quit
-	tmux send -t="${servicename}" quit ENTER > /dev/null 2>&1
+	tmux send -t "${servicename}" quit ENTER > /dev/null 2>&1
 	# waits 3 seconds as goldsource servers restart with the quit command
 	for seconds in {1..3}; do
 		sleep 1