diff --git a/remote_run.sh b/remote_run.sh
index 83b3dbae..a8b43797 100755
--- a/remote_run.sh
+++ b/remote_run.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ while getopts "h:id:o:" opt; do
     esac
 done
 
-target_folder=/tmp/zynq-\$USER
+target_folder="/tmp/zynq-$USER"
 
 echo "Creating $target_folder..."
 ssh $sshopts $target_host "mkdir -p $target_folder"