diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 5b4a15ea7..864d341d7 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ for chunk in ${PIECES[@]}; do
     RSYNC_FROM="$TMP_DIR/"
     RSYNC_TO="trunk"
   fi
-  rsync -rc RSYNC_FROM RSYNC_TO --delete --delete-excluded
+  rsync -rc "$RSYNC_FROM" "$RSYNC_TO" --delete --delete-excluded
 
   if [[ ! -d "trunk/$chunk" ]]; then # sanity check
     echo "➤ ERROR: '$chunk' folder does not exist"