diff --git a/openup b/openup
index adab659..9ee7590 100755
--- a/openup
+++ b/openup
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ get_cert() {
 	_CMD="ftp -Vo ${TMPCERT} ${PKG_CERT_URL}"
 	echo "==> ${_CMD}"
 	if [ -z "${DRYRUN}" ]; then
-		${_CMD} || exit 1
+		eval ${_CMD} || exit 1
 	fi
 
 	echo "===> Installing certificate"
 	_CMD="cat ${TMPCERT} >>/etc/ssl/pkgca.pem"
 	echo "==> ${_CMD}"
 	if [ -z "${DRYRUN}" ]; then
-		${_CMD} || exit 1
+		eval ${_CMD} || exit 1
 	fi
 
 	rm -f ${TMPCERT}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ update_self() {
 	_CMD="ftp -Vo ${TMPUPD} ${OPENUP_URL}"
 	echo "==> ${_CMD}"
 	if [ -z "${DRYRUN}" ]; then
-		${_CMD} # non-fatal
+		eval ${_CMD} # non-fatal
 	fi
 
 	_N=$(grep -Eo '^OPENUP_VERSION=.*' ${TMPUPD} | awk -F '=' '{ print $2 }')
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ update_self() {
 			echo "===> Updating openup(8) from version ${OPENUP_VERSION} to version ${_N}"
 			_CMD="cat ${TMPUPD} >${MEESA}"
 			echo "==> ${_CMD}"
-			${_CMD} # non-fatal
+			eval ${_CMD} # non-fatal
 			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 				# XXX
 				rm -f ${TMPUPD}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ update_binpatches() {
 		echo "===> Updating binpatch(es)"
 		_CMD="pkg_add ${pkg_opt} ${_BP}"
 		echo "==> ${_CMD}"
-		${_CMD}
+		eval ${_CMD}
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ update_pkg() {
 	echo "===> Updating package(s)"
 	_CMD="pkg_add -u ${pkg_opt}"
 	echo "==> ${_CMD}"
-	${_CMD}
+	eval ${_CMD}
 }
 
 update_fw() {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ update_fw() {
 	echo "===> Updating firmware(s)"
 	_CMD="fw_update ${fw_opt}"
 	echo "==> ${_CMD}"
-	${_CMD}
+	eval ${_CMD}
 }
 
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