diff --git a/create_python_for_vscode.sh b/create_python_for_vscode.sh
index 7d2dcfc02addc8fe9222b8c71052934360e16891..aa3e98584afbfdc6370312c6452217e27c1cccc7 100755
--- a/create_python_for_vscode.sh
+++ b/create_python_for_vscode.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PYTHONWRAPPER="${ABSOLUTE_PATH}"/python
 echo '#!/bin/bash
 module purge 2> /dev/null
 deactivate 2> /dev/null
-source "'"${ABSOLUTE_PATH}"'"/activate.sh
+source '"'${ABSOLUTE_PATH}'"'/activate.sh
 python "$@"
 ' > "${PYTHONWRAPPER}"