diff --git a/lgsm-core b/lgsm-core
index 5daf4e25a..037f0b9c3 100755
--- a/lgsm-core
+++ b/lgsm-core
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ scriptcfgdir="${lgsmdir}/cfg/servers"
 cachedir="${lgsmdir}/tmp"
 
 # Create all the directories we need
-for dir in $(grep '^[a-zA-Z0-9]*dir=' $0 | cut -d'=' -f1); do
+for dir in $(set -o posix; set | grep '^[a-zA-Z0-9]*dir=' $0 | cut -d'=' -f1); do
 	if [ ! -e "${!dir}" ]; then
 		echo "Creating ${dir} at ${!dir}"
 		mkdir -p "${!dir}"