diff --git a/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh b/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
index 665162859..f40959f0d 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/core_dl.sh
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ fn_update_function(){
 
 
 # Defines curl path
-curlpaths="$(command -v curl 2>/dev/null) $(which curl >/dev/null 2>&1) /usr/bin/curl /bin/curl /usr/sbin/curl /sbin/curl)"
-for curlpath in "${curlpaths}"
+curl_paths_array=($(command -v curl 2>/dev/null) $(which curl >/dev/null 2>&1) /usr/bin/curl /bin/curl /usr/sbin/curl /sbin/curl)
+for curlpath in "${curl_paths_array}"
 do
 	if [ -x "${curlpath}" ]; then
 		break
diff --git a/linuxgsm.sh b/linuxgsm.sh
index 7270b3b87..dd8357855 100644
--- a/linuxgsm.sh
+++ b/linuxgsm.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ fn_bootstrap_fetch_file(){
 		if [ ! -d "${local_filedir}" ]; then
 			mkdir -p "${local_filedir}"
 		fi
-		# Check curl exists and use available path
-		curlpaths="$(command -v curl 2>/dev/null) $(which curl >/dev/null 2>&1) /usr/bin/curl /bin/curl /usr/sbin/curl /sbin/curl)"
-		for curlpath in ${curlpaths}
+		# Defines curl path
+		curl_paths_array=($(command -v curl 2>/dev/null) $(which curl >/dev/null 2>&1) /usr/bin/curl /bin/curl /usr/sbin/curl /sbin/curl)
+		for curlpath in "${curl_paths_array}"
 		do
 			if [ -x "${curlpath}" ]; then
 				break