diff --git a/manage-lxc-vm-notes.sh b/manage-lxc-vm-notes.sh
index 0e52171..615a8a6 100755
--- a/manage-lxc-vm-notes.sh
+++ b/manage-lxc-vm-notes.sh
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ check_lxc_docker_issue() {
     fi
     missing=""
     # metrics-addr
-    metrics=$(jq -r '."metrics-addr" // empty' "$DAEMON_JSON")
+    metrics=$(jq -r ".\"metrics-addr\" // empty" "$DAEMON_JSON")
     [ "$metrics" = "0.0.0.0:9023" ] || missing="${missing},metrics-addr"
     # experimental
-    exp=$(jq -r '.experimental // false' "$DAEMON_JSON")
+    exp=$(jq -r ".experimental // false" "$DAEMON_JSON")
     [ "$exp" = "true" ] || missing="${missing},experimental"
     # hosts
-    has_unix=$(jq -r '.hosts // [] | index("unix:///var/run/docker.sock") | type' "$DAEMON_JSON" 2>/dev/null || echo null)
+    has_unix=$(jq -r ".hosts // [] | index(\"unix:///var/run/docker.sock\") | type" "$DAEMON_JSON" 2>/dev/null || echo null)
     [ "$has_unix" = "number" ] || missing="${missing},hosts-unix"
-    has_tcp=$(jq -r '.hosts // [] | index("tcp://0.0.0.0:2375") | type' "$DAEMON_JSON" 2>/dev/null || echo null)
+    has_tcp=$(jq -r ".hosts // [] | index(\"tcp://0.0.0.0:2375\") | type" "$DAEMON_JSON" 2>/dev/null || echo null)
     [ "$has_tcp" = "number" ] || missing="${missing},hosts-tcp"
     if [ -z "$missing" ]; then
       echo OK