diff --git a/topgrade.aliases b/topgrade.aliases
index 026df0f..d4f0847 100644
--- a/topgrade.aliases
+++ b/topgrade.aliases
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ topgrade ()
 {
   echo "test"
   if [ -f "$topgrade_path" ] ; then
-    "$topgrade_path"
+    $topgrade_path
   else
     echo "topgrade not found at $topgrade_path"
   fi
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ topgrade ()
 sysup ()
 {
   if [ -f "$topgrade_path" ] ; then
-    "$topgrade_path" --config $topgrade_conf_path/systemonly.toml
+    $topgrade_path --config $topgrade_conf_path/systemonly.toml
   else
     echo "topgrade not found at $topgrade_path"
   fi