diff --git a/.init/functions.sh b/.init/functions.sh
index 96b2b206..1f0941ee 100755
--- a/.init/functions.sh
+++ b/.init/functions.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ is_ssh() {
 _home_push() {
   export msg="$1"
   git add -A
-  git commit -m "${msg:-$CHORE_CHORE}"
+  git commit -m "${msg:-'$CHORE_CHORE'}"
   git push $2 $3
 }