diff --git a/sms_received.sh b/sms_received.sh
index 78dda25..c2cd357 100755
--- a/sms_received.sh
+++ b/sms_received.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ for i in `seq $SMS_MESSAGES` ; do
     eval "$PROGRAM \"\${SMS_${i}_TEXT}\"" >> /tmp/sms_message
 done
 
-TEXT=$(cat /tmp/sms_message)
+TEXT="$(cat /tmp/sms_message)"
 [[ ! ${TEXT} ]] && TEXT="$2" # CLI MODE
 [[ "${TEXT}" == "" ]] && echo "SMS IS EMPTY - EXIT -" && exit 1