diff --git a/script-install-motd b/script-install-motd
index 0aeb4154..3e6e8237 100644
--- a/script-install-motd
+++ b/script-install-motd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ profiledir="/etc/profile.d/"
 [[ ! -d "$profiledir" ]] && mkdir -p "$profiledir"
 
 
-cat <<- EOF > "$profiledir/motd.sh"
+cat <<- 'EOF' > "$profiledir/motd.sh"
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 USER=$(whoami)