diff --git a/.functions b/.functions
index 13912b52..f1cc3480 100644
--- a/.functions
+++ b/.functions
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ proj() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 	# POSIX mandates this external call to sed
-	projname="echo \"$1\" | sed 's/[^ a-zA-Z0-9.]//g'"
+	projname="$(echo "$1" | sed 's/[^ a-zA-Z0-9.]//g')"
 	projdir="$HOME/Projects/$projname"
 	# Ensure we have a ~/Projects directory
 	mkdir -p "$HOME/Projects" > /dev/null 2>&1