diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 3b08d9e..052e67e 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ do-backup () {
     WORLDS_NAME=$(realpath "$SERVER_WORLD")
     # overwrite SERVER_WORLD so that restic gets all 3 dirs
     WORLDS_NAME="$WORLDS_NAME/"\ "$WORLDS_NAME"_nether/\ "$WORLDS_NAME"_the_end/
-    TAR_ARGS=$(basename -a "$WORLDS_NAME")
+    TAR_ARGS=$(basename -a $WORLDS_NAME)
   else
     # no bukkit--retain previous functionality
     WORLD_PARENT_DIR="$SERVER_WORLD"