diff --git a/ssh_router.sh b/ssh_router.sh
index 292b4ee..5cb98ba 100644
--- a/ssh_router.sh
+++ b/ssh_router.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ generate_gitconfig() {
   local userdir="$HOME/secrets/$ws"
   local name email
 
-  name=$(yq ".\"$ws\".name" "$access" 2>/dev/null || echo)
-  email=$(yq ".\"$ws\".email" "$access" 2>/dev/null || echo)
+  name=$(yq -r ".\"$ws\".name" "$access" 2>/dev/null || echo)
+  email=$(yq -r ".\"$ws\".email" "$access" 2>/dev/null || echo)
 
   if [[ -z "$name" || -z "$email" ]]; then
     log ERROR "Missing name/email for '$ws' in $access"