diff --git a/dots/bash/.bashrc b/dots/bash/.bashrc
index 728f89d..9d11955 100644
--- a/dots/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/dots/bash/.bashrc
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ rshift() {
 # tss aka terminal screen saver
 tss() {
     commands=("aafire -driver curses" "DISPLAY= cacafire" "cmatrix -a -b -s -u 5" "unimatrix.py")
-    random_command="${commands[ $RANDOM % ${#commands[@]} ]}"
-    $random_command
+    random_command=${commands[ $RANDOM % ${#commands[@]} ]}
+    "$random_command"
 }
 
 # ---