diff --git a/internal/gorson/bash/bash_test.go b/internal/gorson/bash/bash_test.go
index 0a4c9ef..9db4228 100644
--- a/internal/gorson/bash/bash_test.go
+++ b/internal/gorson/bash/bash_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type testpair struct {
 var testpairs = []testpair{
 	{
 		input:    map[string]string{"alpha": "the_alpha_value"},
-		expected: "export alpha=the_alpha_value",
+		expected: "export alpha=\"the_alpha_value\"",
 	},
 	{
 		input: map[string]string{