diff --git a/src/usr/bin/sbopkg b/src/usr/bin/sbopkg
index 06c3c4b..9b5fa37 100755
--- a/src/usr/bin/sbopkg
+++ b/src/usr/bin/sbopkg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 SCRIPT=${0##*/}
 DIAG=""
 SBOPKG_CONF="${SBOPKG_CONF:-/etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf}"
-CWD="($pwd)"
+CWD="$(pwd)"
 VER=0.0.4
 
 sanity_checks () {