diff --git a/init/lmod/fish b/init/lmod/fish
index e0c3b58b31..1098108b1b 100644
--- a/init/lmod/fish
+++ b/init/lmod/fish
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ set EESSI_CVMFS_REPO (set -q EESSI_CVMFS_REPO; and echo "$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO"; or
 # Choose an EESSI version
 set EESSI_VERSION (set -q EESSI_VERSION; and echo "$EESSI_VERSION"; or echo "2023.06")
 # Path to top-level module tree
-set -x MODULEPATH MODULEPATH="${EESSI_CVMFS_REPO}/versions/${EESSI_VERSION}/init/modules"
-. "${EESSI_CVMFS_REPO}/versions/${EESSI_VERSION}/compat/linux/$(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/fish"
+set -x MODULEPATH MODULEPATH="$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO/versions/$EESSI_VERSION/init/modules"
+. "$EESSI_CVMFS_REPO/versions/$EESSI_VERSION/compat/linux/$(uname -m)/usr/share/Lmod/init/fish"
 
 if test -z "$__Init_Default_Modules"
 	export __Init_Default_Modules=1;