diff --git a/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh b/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh
index 3071309..20a30c6 100755
--- a/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh
+++ b/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ if [[ "$SOURCEORG" == "smecontribs" ]]; then
 fi  
 
 # grab WIKILINK from source package
-RESPONSE=$(curl "$SILENT" -X 'GET' \
+WIKILINK=$(curl "$SILENT" -X 'GET' \
   "https://src.koozali.org/api/v1/repos/$SOURCEORG/$SOURCEPKG" \
   -H 'accept: application/json' \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-  -H "Authorization: token $SOURCEACCESSTOKEN" 
-WIKILINK=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq ' .external_wiki.external_wiki_url')
+  -H "Authorization: token $SOURCEACCESSTOKEN" | \
+  jq ' .external_wiki.external_wiki_url')
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "WIKILINK=$WIKILINK" ; fi
 
 # Update the repo with the changed description, bugzilla url and wiki url
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ RESPONSE=$(curl "$SILENT" "$checkSSL" -X 'PATCH' \
 			},
       "has_wiki": true,
 			"external_wiki": {
-				"external_wiki_url": "'$WIKILINK'"
+				"external_wiki_url": "'"$WIKILINK"'"
 			}
 		}'
 	)