diff --git a/chrootInstall.sh b/chrootInstall.sh
index 1d2e693..f195595 100755
--- a/chrootInstall.sh
+++ b/chrootInstall.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Importing Variables
-formfactor=$1[1]
-threadsminusone=$1[2]
-gpu=$1[3]
-intel_vaapi_driver=$1[4]
-boot=$1[5]
-disk=$1[6]
-username=$1[7]
-userpassword=$1[8]
-rootpassword=$1[9]
-timezone=$1[10]
-swap=$1[11]
+args=("$@")
+formfactor=${args[0]}
+threadsminusone=${args[1]}
+gpu=${args[2]}
+boot=${args[3]}
+disk=${args[4]}
+username=${args[5]}
+userpassword=${args[6]}
+rootpassword=${args[7]}
+timezone=${args[8]}
+swap=${args[9]}
+intel_vaapi_driver=${args[10]}
 
 # configuring locale and clock Settings
 echo 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' > /etc/locale.gen
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3b675ff..b5fa39c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ for int in "${interfaces[@]}"; do
 done
 
 # create array of variables to pass to part 2
-var_export=($formfactor $threadsminusone $gpu $intel_vaapi_driver $boot $disk0 $username $userpassword $rootpassword $timezone $swap)
+var_export=($formfactor $threadsminusone $gpu $boot $disk0 $username $userpassword $rootpassword $timezone $swap $intel_vaapi_driver)
 
 # download and initiate part 2
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/chrootInstall.sh -o /mnt/chrootInstall.sh
 chmod +x /mnt/chrootInstall.sh
-artix-chroot /mnt /chrootInstall.sh $var_export
+artix-chroot /mnt /chrootInstall.sh "${var_export[@]}"