diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 15d2a9a..198b021 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
+CURDIR=$PWD
+
 #remove /etc/skel/.bashrc
 if [ -e /etc/skel/.bashrc ]; then
     rm /etc/skel/.bashrc
@@ -13,9 +15,9 @@ declare -a arr=(/etc/bash.bashrc /etc/inputrc /etc/vim/vimrc)
 for i in "${arr[@]}"; do
     if [ ! -f "$i.$ORIGINAL" ]; then
 
-        echo "$i needs installation $(basename $i)"
+        echo "$i needs installation $(basename \\"$i\\")"
         mv "$i" "$i.$ORIGINAL"
-        ln -s "$CURDIR/$(basename $i)" "$i"
+        ln -s "$CURDIR/$(basename \\"$i\\")" "$i"
     else
         echo "<$i> already overriden!"
     fi