diff --git a/conf/init_calibre_db_settings b/conf/init_calibre_db_settings
index 4b0eec7..b9a0564 100644
--- a/conf/init_calibre_db_settings
+++ b/conf/init_calibre_db_settings
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-config_calibre_dir=\\\"$calibre_dir\\\",
+config_calibre_dir=\'$calibre_dir\',
 config_port=$port,
-config_certfile=\\\"\\\",
-config_keyfile=\\\"\\\",
+config_certfile=\'\',
+config_keyfile=\'\',
 config_use_google_drive=0,
 config_remote_login=0,
 config_use_goodreads=0,
-config_logfile=\\\"\\\",
-config_converterpath=\\\"\\\",
-config_calibre=\\\"\\\"
\ No newline at end of file
+config_logfile=\'\',
+config_converterpath=\'\',
+config_calibre=\'\'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf/init_calibre_db_user b/conf/init_calibre_db_user
index 42e8037..1959002 100644
--- a/conf/init_calibre_db_user
+++ b/conf/init_calibre_db_user
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-nickname=\\\"$admin\\\",
-default_language=\\\'$language\\\',
-password=\\\'$(python ../conf/generate_password_hash.py $password $final_path/vendor)\\\'
\ No newline at end of file
+nickname=\'$admin\',
+default_language=\'$language\',
+password=\'$(python ../conf/generate_password_hash.py $password $final_path/vendor)\'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 68f3d42..5713a44 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -142,11 +142,12 @@ sleep 5s
 systemctl stop $app
 
 #set database settings as per conf file
-conf=$(. <(echo -E echo $(<../conf/init_calibre_db_settings)))
-#sqlite3 ./app.db "UPDATE settings SET $conf WHERE ID=1"
+conf="\"UPDATE settings SET $(. <(echo -E echo $(<../conf/init_calibre_db_settings))) WHERE ID=1\""
+eval sqlite3 $final_path/app.db "$conf"
 
-conf=$(. <(echo -E echo $(<../conf/init_calibre_db_user)))
-#sqlite3 $final_path/app.db "UPDATE user SET $conf WHERE ID=1"
+
+conf="\"UPDATE user SET $(. <(echo -E echo $(<../conf/init_calibre_db_user))) WHERE ID=1\""
+eval sqlite3 $final_path/app.db "$conf"