diff --git a/setup-sshd b/setup-sshd
index 01d43e8..0c2f62a 100644
--- a/setup-sshd
+++ b/setup-sshd
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ write_key() {
 
   mkdir -p "/root/.ssh"
   echo "$1" > "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys"
-  chown -Rf "root /root/.ssh"
-  chmod 0700 -R "/root/.ssh"
+  chown -Rf root /root/.ssh
+  chmod 0700 -R /root/.ssh
 }
 
 if [[ ${JENKINS_AGENT_SSH_PUBKEY} == ssh-* ]]; then