diff --git a/ccm-core/bin/ccm b/ccm-core/bin/ccm
index bcb954c31..8f4eeb542 100644
--- a/ccm-core/bin/ccm
+++ b/ccm-core/bin/ccm
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ if [[ -z "$CATALINA_HOME" ]] ;  then
 
   if [ -d /usr/share/tomcat6 ]
       then
-      CATALINA_HOME = "/usr/share/tomcat6"
+      CATALINA_HOME="/usr/share/tomcat6"
   elif [ -d /usr/share/tomcat-6 ]
       then
-      CATALINA_HOME = "/usr/share/tomcat-6"
+      CATALINA_HOME="/usr/share/tomcat-6"
   elif [ -d /opt/tomcat6 ]
       then
-      CATALINA_HOME = "/opt/tomcat6"
+      CATALINA_HOME="/opt/tomcat6"
   else
       echo
       echo ===================================================
diff --git a/ccm-core/bin/ccm-run b/ccm-core/bin/ccm-run
index 185837dea..dfc1f9c0a 100644
--- a/ccm-core/bin/ccm-run
+++ b/ccm-core/bin/ccm-run
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ if [[ -z "$CATALINA_HOME" ]] ;  then
 
   if [ -d /usr/share/tomcat6 ]
       then
-      CATALINA_HOME = "/usr/share/tomcat6"
+      CATALINA_HOME="/usr/share/tomcat6"
   elif [ -d /usr/share/tomcat-6 ]
       then
-      CATALINA_HOME = "/usr/share/tomcat-6"
+      CATALINA_HOME="/usr/share/tomcat-6"
   elif [ -d /opt/tomcat6 ]
       then
-      CATALINA_HOME = "/opt/tomcat6"
+      CATALINA_HOME="/opt/tomcat6"
   else
       echo
       echo ===================================================