diff --git a/management/user-mgmt.sh b/management/user-mgmt.sh
index 9af514e..f461aaa 100755
--- a/management/user-mgmt.sh
+++ b/management/user-mgmt.sh
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ case "$1" in
         echo "$USAGE"
         exit $E_BADARGS
     fi
-    Q1="INSERT INTO usermgmt.users (username, name, description) VALUES ('\$2', '\$3', '\$4');"
+    Q1="INSERT INTO usermgmt.users (username, name, description) VALUES ('$2', '$3', '$4');"
     SQL="${Q1}"
     PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 12)
-    useradd -m -p "$PASSWORD" -s /bin/bash "\$2"
-    echo "$PASSWORD" >"/home/\$2/password.txt"
-    echo "This is your password. Please delete this file after saving the password." >>"/home/\$2/password.txt"
+    useradd -m -p "$PASSWORD" -s /bin/bash "$2"
+    echo "$PASSWORD" >"/home/$2/password.txt"
+    echo "This is your password. Please delete this file after saving the password." >>"/home/$2/password.txt"
     ;;
 
 "delete")