diff --git a/atom b/atom
index 01a8069..4358cb8 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Update(){
 				what=value
 			;;
 			value)
-				set_statement="${set_statement}="'"'"${value//\"/\\\"}"'"'
+				set_statement="${set_statement}="'"'"${argument//\"/\\\"}"'"'
 				what=key
 			;;
 		esac