diff --git a/install-paperless-ngx.sh b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
index 4e8181a51..84e55d3ee 100755
--- a/install-paperless-ngx.sh
+++ b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ read -r -a OCR_LANGUAGES_ARRAY <<< "${_split_langs}"
 	fi
 	echo "PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE=$TIME_ZONE"
 	echo "PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGE=$OCR_LANGUAGE"
-	echo "PAPERLESS_SECRET_KEY=$SECRET_KEY"
+	echo "PAPERLESS_SECRET_KEY='$SECRET_KEY'"
 	if [[ ! ${DEFAULT_LANGUAGES[*]} =~ ${OCR_LANGUAGES_ARRAY[*]} ]] ; then
 		echo "PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES=${OCR_LANGUAGES_ARRAY[*]}"
 	fi