diff --git a/scripts/os_debian b/scripts/os_debian
index c415359..adfeaf7 100755
--- a/scripts/os_debian
+++ b/scripts/os_debian
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ read -p "About to install the system packages per the backup. Do you want to con
 if [[ "\$promptPkgs" =~ ^[Yy] ]]; then
     echo "Yes"
     comm --nocheck-order -23 InstallOnly.list <(apt-mark showmanual|sort) | grep -Ev 'linux-image|linux-headers' > "\${TMPDIR}/diff.list"
-    apt-get --simulate install \$(cat diff.list) |& awk '/^E: Unable to locate package / {print \$NF}' | sort > "\${TMPDIR}/diff.fail"
+    apt-get --simulate install \$(cat "\${TMPDIR}/diff.list") |& awk '/^E: Unable to locate package / {print \$NF}' | sort > "\${TMPDIR}/diff.fail"
     comm --nocheck-order -23 "\${TMPDIR}/diff.list" "\${TMPDIR}/diff.fail" | xargs apt-get install
 
     read -p "Did everything above look okay and do you want to proceed? [Y/n] " -n 1 -sr promptPkgsDo