diff --git a/git-cvs2git.sh b/git-cvs2git.sh
index 2649bff..a5f1844 100755
--- a/git-cvs2git.sh
+++ b/git-cvs2git.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
 	# If so, clone it (just want the README.md)
     if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "git clone $GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" ; fi
 	cd $GITFiles
-	git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git" $suppress
+	git clone "$GITEAHOST/$ORGGITEA/$1.git"
 	if [[ -f $GITFILES/$1/README.md ]] ; then
 		# Move it and remember its new (temp) name
 		READMECONTENTS=`mktemp`
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ cd $CVSFiles/$1/$BASEORCONTRIB
 # Fully populate the directory (gets the tar file - which is not strictly in CVS) and creates the directory source tree
 # applying the patches to the base in the tar file.
 # Might need to replace this by the code from the makefile if we decide to move "make prep" to git moe likely we'll implement a new one "make gitprep".
-make prep $suppress
+make prep "$suppress"
 
 # Extract the directory name for the file tree (it will include the name of the module plus some version information)
 # Same trick that we use in the makefile.common  - taking the name and verison from the .spec file.
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ if [[ $ARCHIVEFILE != "$TREEPATH.tar.gz" ]] ; then
 fi
 
 # Take out any bogus dates:
-/usr/bin/BogusDateBot.sh $(basename $SPECFILE) $suppress
+/usr/bin/BogusDateBot.sh $(basename $SPECFILE) "$suppress"
 
 # If it is an SME package, take out the patches and then update the release.
 if [[ "$NAME" =~ ^(smeserver-|e-smith-).* ]]; then
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ if [[ "$NAME" =~ ^(smeserver-|e-smith-).* ]]; then
 	sed -i '/^Patch/d; /^%patch/d' $(basename $SPECFILE)
 	# no paths need adjusting at this time!
 	# Bump the release and add changelog
-	change-log $(basename $SPECFILE) $suppress
+	change-log $(basename $SPECFILE) "$suppress"
 	# and edit in the reason 
 	# sed  - TBD  - to look for "fix [SME: ]"
 	sed -i 's/fix \[SME: \]/Roll up patches and move to git repo \[SME: 12338\]/' $(basename $SPECFILE)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ fi
 if [ ! -e $GITFiles/common ]; then
   #Get it
   cd $GITFiles
-  git clone "${smegit_COMMONREPO}" $QUIET
+  git clone "${smegit_COMMONREPO}"
   if [ ! -e $GITFiles/common ]; then
     echo "ERROR*******No Common Repo found - package $1"
     exit 1