diff --git a/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh b/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh
index cabda2bd3..24687ce1f 100755
--- a/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh
+++ b/ci/setup-cfengine-build-host.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ if ! /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent -V; then
   else
     _VERSION=""
   fi
-  cf-remote --log-level info "$_VERSION" install --clients localhost || true
+  cf-remote --log-level info $_VERSION install --clients localhost || true
 fi
 
 if [ ! -x /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent ]; then