diff --git a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
index d03dae3..513859c 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
+++ b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function backup_dir() {
             --host "$host" \
             --tag "$me_filename" \
             --tag "$(basename "$0")" \
-            --time ''"$now"'' \
+            --time "$now" \
             $args "$path"
     fi
 }