diff --git a/files/bashscripts/debian/debian-setup-unattended-upgrades.sh b/files/bashscripts/debian/debian-setup-unattended-upgrades.sh
index 6ca613c..2ba83cd 100644
--- a/files/bashscripts/debian/debian-setup-unattended-upgrades.sh
+++ b/files/bashscripts/debian/debian-setup-unattended-upgrades.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ sed -i 's@//Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "false";@Unattended-U
 
 dpkg-reconfigure --priority=high unattended-upgrades
 
-echo "APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+echo "APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists \"1\";" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
 
-echo "APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
+echo "APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade \"1\";" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
 
 systemctl enable unattended-upgrades