diff --git a/basic_search_replace.sh b/basic_search_replace.sh
index dfab68c..93c346b 100644
--- a/basic_search_replace.sh
+++ b/basic_search_replace.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-WPDBPHOST="`wp config get DB_HOST --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT`"
-WPDBNAME="`wp config get DB_NAME --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT`"
-WPDBUSER="`wp config get DB_USER --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT`"
-WPDBPASS="`wp config get DB_PASSWORD --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT`"
+WPDBPHOST= $(wp config get DB_HOST --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT)
+WPDBNAME=$(wp config get DB_NAME --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT)
+WPDBUSER=$(wp config get DB_USER --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT)
+WPDBPASS=$(wp config get DB_PASSWORD --path=/var/www/webroot/ROOT)
 keywordSearch=$1
 keywordreplace=$2