diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timermenu.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timermenu.sh
index 2d6fff8..8aae763 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timermenu.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_timermenu.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 pidof svkbd-sxmo || svkbd-sxmo &
-TIMEINPUT=$(
+TIMEINPUT="$(
 echo "1h
 10m
 9m
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ echo "1h
 1m
 30s
 Close Menu" | dmenu -p Timer -c -fn "Terminus-30" -l 20
-)
+)"
 pkill svkbd-sxmo
-[ "Close Menu" = $TIMEINPUT ] && exit 0
+[[ "Close Menu" == "$TIMEINPUT" ]] && exit 0
 
 st -f Monospace-50 -e sxmo_timer.sh $TIMEINPUT
-
diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
index 8be5283..48403f2 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_websearch.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ SEARCHQUERY="$(
   echo "Close Menu" | dmenu -p "Search Query:" -c -fn "Terminus-20" -l 20
 )"
 pkill svkbd-sxmo
-[ "Close Menu" = $SEARCHQUERY ] && exit 0
+[[ "Close Menu" == "$SEARCHQUERY" ]] && exit 0
 
 surf "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=${SEARCHQUERY}"