diff --git a/eas/do_sims.sh b/eas/do_sims.sh
index 007864037c18f6556a7971c29092c7e70058da7c..48d2cd5fd1a18cedc85a31b82c524eeb4157f492 100755
--- a/eas/do_sims.sh
+++ b/eas/do_sims.sh
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ if ! $docker; then
 		exit 1;
 	fi
 else
-	$wdir="/opt/corsika-${ver}/run"
+	wdir="/opt/corsika-${ver}/run"
 	echo -e "#  INFO: Working directory fixed by DOCKER: $wdir"
 fi