diff --git a/dots/bash/.bashrc b/dots/bash/.bashrc
index dfa043c..80ddddc 100644
--- a/dots/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/dots/bash/.bashrc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ rshift() {
     fi
 
     echo "setting temperature to ${temperature}K"
-    echo '${temperature}' > ${temperature_file}
+    echo ${temperature} > ${temperature_file}
     redshift -P -O ${temperature}
 }