diff --git a/commands/first-install.sh b/commands/first-install.sh
index 706e3e1..8cfad19 100755
--- a/commands/first-install.sh
+++ b/commands/first-install.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ KERNEL=`uname -s`
 if [ "$KERNEL" = "FreeBSD" ]
 then
 
-    for PK in $FBSD_PACKAGES_LIST
+    for PK in `echo $FBSD_PACKAGES_LIST`
     do
 	if ! pkg info "$PK" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
 	then