diff --git a/ci/setup.sh b/ci/setup.sh
index ba6d9de7..9ec3785e 100644
--- a/ci/setup.sh
+++ b/ci/setup.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eu
-SETUP_HOSTNAME=''${1-reisen}
+SETUP_HOSTNAME=${1-reisen}
 
 exec ssh root@$SETUP_HOSTNAME env \
 	"${NF_SETUP_INPUTS[@]}" \
diff --git a/ci/sops-keyscan.sh b/ci/sops-keyscan.sh
index ad307ace..0a5a466c 100644
--- a/ci/sops-keyscan.sh
+++ b/ci/sops-keyscan.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ ARG_NODE=$1
 shift
 ARG_HOSTNAME=$(nf-hostname "$ARG_NODE")
 
-ssh-keyscan ''${NIX_SSHOPTS--p62954} "''${ARG_HOSTNAME#*@}" "$@" | ssh-to-age
+ssh-keyscan ${NIX_SSHOPTS--p62954} "${ARG_HOSTNAME#*@}" "$@" | ssh-to-age