diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 906c623..22778eb 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ virtualenv_info() {
     # Get Virtual Env
     if [[ -n "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]]; then
         # Strip out the path and just leave the env name
-        venv="${basename $VIRTUAL_ENV}"
+        venv="$(basename $VIRTUAL_ENV)"
     else
         # In case you don't have one activated
         venv=''