diff --git a/ct/omada.sh b/ct/omada.sh
index 6702bdb29..4f3abca40 100644
--- a/ct/omada.sh
+++ b/ct/omada.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function update_script() {
     exit 10
   fi
 
-  JAVA_VERSION=21 setup_java
+  JAVA_VERSION="21" setup_java
 
   msg_info "Updating Omada Controller"
   OMADA_URL=$(curl -fsSL "https://support.omadanetworks.com/en/download/software/omada-controller/" |
diff --git a/install/omada-install.sh b/install/omada-install.sh
index 9fd4cab56..89db84c60 100644
--- a/install/omada-install.sh
+++ b/install/omada-install.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y jsvc
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-JAVA_VERSION=21 setup_java
+JAVA_VERSION="21" setup_java
 
 if lscpu | grep -q 'avx'; then
   MONGO_VERSION="8.0" setup_mongodb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ else
   exit 10
 fi
 
-
 if ! dpkg -l | grep -q 'libssl1.1'; then
   msg_info "Installing libssl (if needed)"
   curl -fsSL "https://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1w-0+deb11u4_amd64.deb" -o "/tmp/libssl.deb"