diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d79686c..7df0dc4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ name: "ssh-setup"
 description: "add a private ssh key"
 inputs:
   run-as:
-    default: root
-    description: user to create ssh keys for
+    default: "root"
+    description: "user to create ssh keys for"
     required: false
   ssh-key:
     description: "private ssh key"
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ runs:
       run: su {{ inputs.run-as }} -c "mkdir -p ~/.ssh"
     - name: add hosts
       shell: bash
-      run: su {{ inputs.run-as }} -c "echo \"${{ inputs.add-hosts }}\" | xargs ssh-keyscan > ~/.ssh/known_hosts"
+      run: su {{ inputs.run-as }} -c "echo "${{ inputs.add-hosts }}" | xargs ssh-keyscan > ~/.ssh/known_hosts"
     - name: add ssh key
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        su {{ inputs.run-as }} -c "echo \"${{ inputs.ssh-key }}\" | tr -d \"\r\" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519"
+        su {{ inputs.run-as }} -c "echo "${{ inputs.ssh-key }}" | tr -d \"\r\" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519"
         su {{ inputs.run-as }} -c "chmod -R 600 ~/.ssh"