--- lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/wpa_supplicant	(revision 1787)
+++ lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/wpa_supplicant	(working copy)
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
 # Note that just because we are associated does not mean we are using the
 # correct encryption keys
 wpa_supplicant_associated() {
-	local -a status=( "$( wpa_cli -i${1} status | awk -F= '/^key_mgmt|^wpa_state|^EAP state/ { print "\""$2"\"" }' )" )
+	local -a status
+	eval status=( $( wpa_cli -i"$1" status | awk -F= '/^key_mgmt|^wpa_state|^EAP state/ { print "\""$2"\"" }' ) )
 
 	case ${status[0]} in
 		"NONE"	)		[[ ${status[1]} == "ASSOCIATED" || ${status[1]} == "COMPLETED" ]] ;;
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@
 
 	# Set ESSID for essidnet and report
 	ESSID=$( wpa_supplicant_get_essid ${iface} )
-	local -a status=( "$( wpa_cli -i${iface} status | awk -F= '/^bssid|^pairwise_cipher|^key_mgmt/ { print "\""$2"\"" }' )" )
+	local -a status
+	eval status=( $( wpa_cli -i"$1" status | awk -F= '/^bssid|^pairwise_cipher|^key_mgmt/ { print "\""$2"\"" }' ) )
 	local mac=$( echo ${status[0]} | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' )
 	einfo "${iface} connected to \"${ESSID//\\\\/\\\\}\" at ${mac}"