diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index b0ce11c..116ed37 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "options before: $options"
 if test -n "$options"; then
-    options="$(echo "$options" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs)"
+    options="$(printf '%s' "$options" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs)"
 fi
 echo "options after: $options"