diff --git a/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf.sample b/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf.sample
index e91b589e..2371f5bd 100644
--- a/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf.sample
+++ b/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf.sample
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 ## default paths
 bastille_prefix="/usr/local/bastille"                                 ## default: "/usr/local/bastille"
-bastille_backupsdir="${bastille_prefix}/backups"                      ## default: ${bastille_prefix}/backups
-bastille_cachedir="${bastille_prefix}/cache"                          ## default: ${bastille_prefix}/cache
-bastille_jailsdir="${bastille_prefix}/jails"                          ## default: ${bastille_prefix}/jails
-bastille_logsdir="${bastille_prefix}/logs"                            ## default: ${bastille_prefix}/logs
-bastille_releasesdir="${bastille_prefix}/releases"                    ## default: ${bastille_prefix}/releases
-bastille_templatesdir="${bastille_prefix}/templates"                  ## default: ${bastille_prefix}/templates
+bastille_backupsdir="${bastille_prefix}/backups"                      ## default: "${bastille_prefix}/backups"
+bastille_cachedir="${bastille_prefix}/cache"                          ## default: "${bastille_prefix}/cache"
+bastille_jailsdir="${bastille_prefix}/jails"                          ## default: "${bastille_prefix}/jails"
+bastille_logsdir="${bastille_prefix}/logs"                            ## default: "${bastille_prefix}/logs"
+bastille_releasesdir="${bastille_prefix}/releases"                    ## default: "${bastille_prefix}/releases"
+bastille_templatesdir="${bastille_prefix}/templates"                  ## default: "${bastille_prefix}/templates"
 
 ## bastille scripts directory (assumed by bastille pkg)
 bastille_sharedir="/usr/local/share/bastille"                         ## default: "/usr/local/share/bastille"