diff --git a/make_style.sh b/make_style.sh
index 5cdd74f789..bd5520b94d 100755
--- a/make_style.sh
+++ b/make_style.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ fi
 FILES=(sass_processed/style.css sass_processed/content-description.css sass_processed/table.css
        sass_processed/ranks.css sass_processed/martor-description.css)
 
-cd `dirname $0`
-sass --update resources:sass_processed
+cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit
+sass resources:sass_processed
 
 echo
 postcss "${FILES[@]}" --verbose --use autoprefixer -d resources