diff --git a/functions/self_update.sh b/functions/self_update.sh
index 0e32e23a..8da4cc08 100644
--- a/functions/self_update.sh
+++ b/functions/self_update.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ echo "🅂 🄴 🄻 🄵"
 echo "🅄 🄿 🄳 🄰 🅃 🄴"
 if  [[ "$hs_version" != "$latest_ver" ]] ; then
     echo "Found a new version of HeavyScript, updating myself..."
-    git checkout "($latest_ver)"
+    git checkout "$latest_ver"
     count=0
     for i in "${args[@]}"
     do