diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/network.reindex.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/network.reindex.sh
index 55d924f81..a4b45927d 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/network.reindex.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/network.reindex.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ while [ ${finished} -eq 0 ]
 
   # get blockchain sync progress
   blockchaininfo=$(sudo -u bitcoin ${network}-cli -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.${network} getblockchaininfo)
-  progress="$(echo "${blockchaininfo}" | jq -r '.verificationprogress')"
+  progress=$(echo "${blockchaininfo}" | jq -r '.verificationprogress')
   progress=$(echo "${progress}*100" | bc)
   inprogress="$(echo "${blockchaininfo}" | jq -r '.initialblockdownload')"