diff --git a/hashboot b/hashboot
index 814ff3d..c8f897f 100755
--- a/hashboot
+++ b/hashboot
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ write_hashes ()
     fi
     if [ $((${CKMODES} & 100)) -ne 0 ]; then
         #read bios to file
-        flashrom --programmer $PROGRAMMER -r ${BIOS_TMP} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        flashrom --programmer ${PROGRAMMER} -r ${BIOS_TMP} > /dev/null 2>&1
         #and write hashes of bios files to ${1}
         ${HASHER} ${BIOS_TMP} >> ${1}
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ else
                 echo "You need to have flashrom installed!"
                 echo "Currently it is not installed, don't reboot"
                 echo "If you need another programmer than internal"
-                echo "use the variable \$PROGRAMMER in $CONFIG_FILE\!"
+                echo "use the variable PROGRAMMER in $CONFIG_FILE\!"
             fi
         fi            
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ then
         fi
     fi
     if [ $((${CKMODES} & 100)) -ne 0 ]; then
-        flashrom --programmer $PROGRAMMER -r ${BIOS_TMP} > /dev/null 2>&1
+        flashrom --programmer ${PROGRAMMER} -r ${BIOS_TMP} > /dev/null 2>&1
         #if we set an programmer chip in config, find line with hash for bios and compare. if smthg wrong, panic
         grep ${BIOS_TMP} ${DIGEST_FILE} | ${HASHER} --check --warn --quiet --strict | tee -a ${LOG_FILE}
         if [ ${PIPESTATUS[2]} -ne 0 ]