diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 53f42c52..cd5de83f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 run_remote() {
-    echo Running "'$*' from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
+    requestedcmd="'$*'"
+    echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ run_remote() {
     fi
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
-    echo "'$*' exited with code $?"
+    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $?"
     cd -
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 53f42c52..cd5de83f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 run_remote() {
-    echo Running "'$*' from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
+    requestedcmd="'$*'"
+    echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ run_remote() {
     fi
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
-    echo "'$*' exited with code $?"
+    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $?"
     cd -
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 53f42c52..cd5de83f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 run_remote() {
-    echo Running "'$*' from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
+    requestedcmd="'$*'"
+    echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ run_remote() {
     fi
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
-    echo "'$*' exited with code $?"
+    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $?"
     cd -
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index 53f42c52..cd5de83f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/rhvh4/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 run_remote() {
-    echo Running "'$*' from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
+    requestedcmd="'$*'"
+    echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ run_remote() {
     fi
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
-    echo "'$*' exited with code $?"
+    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $?"
     cd -
 }
 
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
index 8ba8cbb3..645f67e2 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/functions
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 run_remote() {
-    echo Running "'$*' from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
+    requestedcmd="'$*'"
+    echo Running $requestedcmd from https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/"
     cd $(mktemp -d)
     curl -f https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/$1 > $1
     chmod +x $1
     cmd=$1
     shift
     ./$cmd $*
-    echo "'$*' exited with code $?"
+    echo "$requestedcmd exited with code $?"
     cd -
 }