diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 9972219..a946c7f 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ read -r -s keystore_passphrase_check
 printf '\n'
 
 printf 'Auditing keystore passphrase...\n'
-ret=$(audit_passphrase "$keystore_passphrase" "$keystore_passphrase_check")
-echo "$ret"
+ret="$(audit_passphrase \"$keystore_passphrase\" \"$keystore_passphrase_check\")"
+echo -e "$ret"
 
 printf 'Unsetting keystore_passphrase_check...\n'
 unset keystore_passphrase_check