diff --git a/scripts/deploy_backend.sh b/scripts/deploy_backend.sh
index bfd31d8..7c4244c 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_backend.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_backend.sh
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ echo "Deleting old image"
 ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i key.pem azureuser@"$BACKEND_DOMAIN" "docker system prune -f || echo 'No images to delete'"
 
 echo "INFO: starting docker container"
-ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i key.pem azureuser@"$BACKEND_DOMAIN" "docker run --name wasp-backend -e PORT=$PORT -e DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_URL -e WASP_WEB_CLIENT_URL=$WASP_WEB_CLIENT_URL -e JWT_SECRET=$JWT_SECRET ghcr.io/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY:$TAG -d"
+ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i key.pem azureuser@"$BACKEND_DOMAIN" "docker run --name wasp-backend -e PORT='$PORT' -e DATABASE_URL='$DATABASE_URL' -e WASP_WEB_CLIENT_URL='$WASP_WEB_CLIENT_URL' -e JWT_SECRET='$JWT_SECRET' ghcr.io/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY:$TAG -d"