diff --git a/.templates/00-global_var.sh b/.templates/00-global_var.sh
index 93577b629..4301cdf00 100644
--- a/.templates/00-global_var.sh
+++ b/.templates/00-global_var.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ sanitize_variable() {
 		return
 	fi
 	printf -v escaped '%q' "$raw"
+        escaped="${escaped//\\ } }"
 	# If nothing changed, return the original.
 	if [[ "$raw" == "$escaped" ]]; then
 		printf '%s' "$raw"