diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index b6fea66..94dc114 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 # common shell utils
 if [ -d "${HOME}/.commonsh" ] ; then
 	for file in "${HOME}"/.commonsh/* ; do
-		. $file
+		. "${file}"
 	done
 fi
 
 # extras
 if [ -d "${HOME}/.bash" ] ; then
 	for file in "${HOME}"/.bash/* ; do
-		. $file
+		. "${file}"
 	done
 fi
diff --git a/shinit b/shinit
index 28cf231..49e334f 100644
--- a/shinit
+++ b/shinit
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 if [ -d "${HOME}/.commonsh" ] ; then
     for file in "${HOME}"/.commonsh/* ; do
-        . $file
+        . "${file}"
     done
 fi
 
 if [ -d "${HOME}/.sh" ] ; then
     for file in "${HOME}"/.sh/* ; do
-        . $file
+        . "${file}"
     done
 fi