diff --git a/parse-list.sh b/parse-list.sh
index b3fc507..c4cd20b 100755
--- a/parse-list.sh
+++ b/parse-list.sh
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ if [ $PROCESSORG ] ; then
 	    break
     else
       echo $RESPONSE | grep -oP '(?<="name":").+?(?=")' | while read repo; do
-        PARAMLIST+=$repo
+        PARAMLIST+=($repo)
       done
     fi
   done
 else
 # load array of parameters from input file
-  while read -r line ; do PARAMLIST+=$line ; done < $1
+  while read -r line ; do PARAMLIST+=($line) ; done < $1
 fi
 
 # Cycle through array of parameters and execute script