diff --git a/tmux-thumbs.tmux b/tmux-thumbs.tmux
index ece336d..d879bdc 100755
--- a/tmux-thumbs.tmux
+++ b/tmux-thumbs.tmux
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DEFAULT_THUMBS_KEY="space"
 THUMBS_KEY=$(tmux show-option -gqv @thumbs-key)
 THUMBS_KEY=${THUMBS_KEY:-$DEFAULT_THUMBS_KEY}
 
-tmux bind-key "$THUMBS_KEY" run-shell -b "${CURRENT_DIR}/tmux-thumbs.sh"
+tmux bind-key $THUMBS_KEY run-shell -b "${CURRENT_DIR}/tmux-thumbs.sh"
 
 BINARY="${CURRENT_DIR}/target/release/thumbs"