diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index 575d0a2..609210a 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ get_lead()
 {
     app_name=$1
 
-    jq -rc '.applications.${app_name}.units | to_entries[] | select(.value.leader == "true") | .key' "${juju_status_out}"
+    jq -rc '.applications."'${app_name}'".units | to_entries[] | select(.value.leader == "true") | .key' "${juju_status_out}"
 }
 
 do_mysql_innodb_cluster()
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ do_ovn_resync()
 {
   ovn_app=$(jq -rc ".applications | to_entries[] | select(.value[\"charm-name\"] == \"ovn-central\") | .key" "${juju_status_out}")
 
-  ovn_ips=$(jq -r '.applications.${ovn_app}.units | to_entries[].value."public-address"' "${juju_status_out}")
+  ovn_ips=$(jq -r '.applications."'${ovn_app}'".units | to_entries[].value."public-address"' "${juju_status_out}")
   neutron_ips=$(jq -r '.applications."neutron-api".units | to_entries[].value."public-address"' "${juju_status_out}")
 
-  ovn_names=$(jq -r '.applications.${ovn_app}.units | keys[]' "${juju_status_out}")
+  ovn_names=$(jq -r '.applications."'${ovn_app}'".units | keys[]' "${juju_status_out}")
   ovn_lead=$(get_lead "${ovn_app}")
-  ovn_lead_ip=$(jq -r '.applications.${ovn_app}.units."'${ovn_lead}'"."public-address"' "${juju_status_out}")
+  ovn_lead_ip=$(jq -r '.applications."'${ovn_app}'".units."'${ovn_lead}'"."public-address"' "${juju_status_out}")
 
   nb_port=6643
   sb_port=6644