diff --git a/get-ci-wrapper.sh b/get-ci-wrapper.sh
index 79585e9b04290d2bd22eec87725b3c1f147384bc..98027a386f64503658949bca83886ed6388d5897 100755
--- a/get-ci-wrapper.sh
+++ b/get-ci-wrapper.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-CI_WRAPPERS_HOME="\${CI_WRAPPERS_HOME:-\${HOME}/.ci-wrappers}"
+CI_WRAPPERS_HOME="${CI_WRAPPERS_HOME:-${HOME}/.ci-wrappers}"
 
 _create_config() (
   # Create or update default config file