diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 6448aa0f..a0452c5a 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ elif command -v rpm &> /dev/null; then
 
 # Fedora and family update cache on every PKG_INSTALL call, no need for a separate update.
   UPDATE_PKG_CACHE=":"
-  PKG_INSTALL="${PKG_MANAGER} install -y"
+  PKG_INSTALL=(${PKG_MANAGER} install -y)
   PKG_COUNT="${PKG_MANAGER} check-update | egrep '(.i686|.x86|.noarch|.arm|.src)' | wc -l"
   INSTALLER_DEPS=(git iproute net-tools newt procps-ng)
   PIHOLE_DEPS=(bc bind-utils cronie curl dnsmasq findutils lighttpd lighttpd-fastcgi nmap-ncat php php-common php-cli sudo unzip wget)
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ install_dependent_packages() {
     fi
   done
     if [[ ${#installArray[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-      ${PKG_INSTALL} "${installArray[@]}" &> /dev/null
+      "${PKG_INSTALL[@]}" "${installArray[@]}" &> /dev/null
       return
     fi
     return 0