diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 87e37d2..4f6ad75 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 #htpasswd part
 rm /etc/nginx/.htpasswd || echo "cleared"
 touch /etc/nginx/.htpasswd
-USERS_SPLIT=$(echo -n \"$COMBO\" | tr ";" "\n")
+USERS_SPLIT=$(echo -n $COMBO | tr ";" "\n")
 for USER in $USERS_SPLIT
 do
-    USERNAME=$(echo -n \"$USER\" | cut -d ":" -f 1)
-    PASSWORD=$(echo -n \"$USER\" | cut -d ":" -f 2)
+    USERNAME=$(echo -n $USER | cut -d ":" -f 1)
+    PASSWORD=$(echo -n $USER | cut -d ":" -f 2 | head -c-1)
     htpasswd -b /etc/nginx/.htpasswd $USERNAME $PASSWORD
 done
 
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ done
 #gateway_0 is main
 rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/srv.conf || echo "cleared"
 touch /etc/nginx/conf.d/srv.conf
-GATEWAYS_SPLIT=$(echo -n \"$GATEWAY\" | tr ";" "\n")
+GATEWAYS_SPLIT=$(echo -n $GATEWAY | tr ";" "\n")
 
 COUNTER=0
 for GATEWAY in $GATEWAYS_SPLIT
 do
 cat <<EOT >> /etc/nginx/conf.d/srv.conf
 upstream gateway_$COUNTER {
-    server $(echo -n \"$GATEWAY\" | cut -d "|" -f 1);
+    server $(echo -n $GATEWAY | cut -d "|" -f 1);
 }
 
 EOT
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if [ $COUNTER -gt 0 ]; then
         rewrite /.* \$request_uri break;
         proxy_pass http://gateway_$COUNTER;
         proxy_set_header X-Is-Mirror 'yes';
-        proxy_set_header Authorization "Basic $(echo -n \"$GATEWAY\" | cut -d "|" -f 2 | base64)";
+        proxy_set_header Authorization "Basic $(echo -n $GATEWAY | cut -d "|" -f 2 -s | head -c-1 | base64)";
 
         limit_except POST {
             deny all;