diff --git a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list
index feb4a37..4585f44 100755
--- a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list
+++ b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 # this is probably the *fastest* git-daemon update possible.
 
-export EO=git-daemon-export-ok
-export RB=$(gitolite query-rc GL_REPO_BASE)
+EO=git-daemon-export-ok
+RB=`gitolite query-rc GL_REPO_BASE`
+export EO RB
 
 gitolite list-phy-repos | gitolite access % daemon R any |
     perl -lane '
diff --git a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list
index d7f5a95..f97061f 100755
--- a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list
+++ b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # whatever you want and contribute it back, as long as it is upward
 # compatible.
 
-plf=$(gitolite query-rc GITWEB_PROJECTS_LIST)
+plf=`gitolite query-rc GITWEB_PROJECTS_LIST`
 [ -z "$plf" ] && plf=$HOME/projects.list
 
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