diff --git a/git-flow-init b/git-flow-init
index c2e75b2..a8e0825 100644
--- a/git-flow-init
+++ b/git-flow-init
@@ -27,47 +27,47 @@
 	fi
 
 	if ! git rev-parse --quiet --verify HEAD 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-		touch $README
-		git add $README
+		touch "$README"
+		git add "$README"
 		git commit --quiet -m "initial commit"
 		if [ "$MASTER_BRANCH" != "master" ]; then
-			git branch -m master $MASTER_BRANCH
+			git branch -m master "$MASTER_BRANCH"
 		fi
 		echo "- An initial commit was created at branch '$MASTER_BRANCH'"
 	fi
 
-	if ! git rev-parse --verify $MASTER_BRANCH 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+	if ! git rev-parse --verify "$MASTER_BRANCH" 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
 		die "Cannot find your master branch. Try: git branch -m <mymaster> $MASTER_BRANCH"
 	fi
 
 	gitflow_require_clean_working_tree
 
-	if git remote | grep -q $ORIGIN; then
-		git fetch -q $ORIGIN
-		gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
+	if git remote | grep -q "$ORIGIN"; then
+		git fetch -q "$ORIGIN"
+		gitflow_require_branches_equal "$MASTER_BRANCH" "$ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH"
 	fi
 
-	if git rev-parse --verify $DEVELOP_BRANCH 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-		gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH
+	if git rev-parse --verify "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+		gitflow_require_branches_equal "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" "$ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
 	else
-		git checkout -q -b $DEVELOP_BRANCH $MASTER_BRANCH
+		git checkout -q -b "$DEVELOP_BRANCH" "$MASTER_BRANCH"
 		echo "- A new branch '$DEVELOP_BRANCH' was created"
 		echo "- You are now on branch '$DEVELOP_BRANCH'"
 	fi
 
-	if ! git remote | grep -q $ORIGIN; then
+	if ! git remote | grep -q "$ORIGIN"; then
 		if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
 			echo "- No remote location was added. Try: git remote add $ORIGIN <url>"
 		else
-			git remote add $ORIGIN $1
+			git remote add "$ORIGIN" "$1"
 			echo "- A new remote location '$1' was added"
 		fi
 	fi
 
 	echo
 
-	if git remote | grep -q $ORIGIN; then
-		git push $ORIGIN $MASTER_BRANCH $DEVELOP_BRANCH
+	if git remote | grep -q "$ORIGIN"; then
+		git push "$ORIGIN" "$MASTER_BRANCH" "$DEVELOP_BRANCH"
 	fi
 }