diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubectl/kubectl-plugins.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubectl/kubectl-plugins.md
index f7e88feec6..dcc315871b 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubectl/kubectl-plugins.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubectl/kubectl-plugins.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fi
 # optional argument handling
 if [[ "$1" == "config" ]]
 then
-    echo $KUBECONFIG
+    echo "$KUBECONFIG"
     exit 0
 fi