diff --git a/conf/init_calibre_db_settings b/conf/init_calibre_db_settings
index 3724c51..770abd2 100644
--- a/conf/init_calibre_db_settings
+++ b/conf/init_calibre_db_settings
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-config_calibre_dir="$calibre_dir"
-config_port=$port
-config_certfile=''
-config_keyfile=''
-config_use_google_drive=0
-config_remote_login=0
-config_use_goodreads=0
-config_logfile=''
-config_converterpath=''
-config_calibre=''
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+config_calibre_dir=\"$calibre_dir\",
+config_port=$port,
+config_certfile=\'\',
+config_keyfile=\'\',
+config_use_google_drive=0,
+config_remote_login=0,
+config_use_goodreads=0,
+config_logfile=\'\',
+config_converterpath=\'\',
+config_calibre=\'\'
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diff --git a/conf/init_calibre_db_user b/conf/init_calibre_db_user
index fc0cd29..6452453 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 $final_path/vendor)'
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+nickname=\"$admin\",
+default_language=\'$language\',
+password=\'$(python ../conf/generate_password_hash.py $password $final_path/vendor)\'
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diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 6877ec1..f4a4942 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -142,13 +142,12 @@ sleep 5s
 systemctl stop $app
 
 #set database settings as per conf file
-while IFS='' read -r i || [[ -n "$i" ]]; do
-    sqlite3 $final_path/app.db "UPDATE settings SET $i WHERE ID=1"
-done < ../conf/init_calibre_db_settings
+conf=$(. <(echo -e echo $(<../conf/init_calibre_db_settings)))
+sqlite3 ./app.db "UPDATE settings SET $conf WHERE ID=1"
+
+conf=$(. <(echo -e echo $(<../conf/init_calibre_db_user)))
+sqlite3 $final_path/app.db "UPDATE user SET $conf WHERE ID=1"
 
-while IFS='' read -r i || [[ -n "$i" ]]; do
-    sqlite3 $final_path/app.db "UPDATE user SET $i WHERE ID=1"
-done < ../conf/init_calibre_db_user