diff --git a/variable_grabbler.py b/variable_grabbler.py
index 2d36cfa..43a9670 100644
--- a/variable_grabbler.py
+++ b/variable_grabbler.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ for variable in config_values:
       print variable.upper(),
       print "was not found in the file. Skipping command execution."
   else:
-    replacement = repr(config_values[variable])
+    replacement = str(config_values[variable])
     print repr(replacement)
     # look for variable sections that contain question marks
     argument_positions = []
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ for variable in config_values:
       if replacement[i] == '?' and (i==0 or not replacement[i-1]=='\\'):
         argument_positions = argument_positions + [ i ]
       i = i+1
-    print "DEBUG: " + repr(argument_positions)
+    print "DEBUG: " + str(argument_positions)
     replacement = replacement.replace("\\?", "?")
   file_out = open(sys.argv[1], "w")
   file_out.write(file_content.decode('utf-8').replace("%" + variable.upper() + "%", replacement).encode('utf-8'))