diff --git a/lib/sshync.py b/lib/sshync.py
index ea1d1c9..0be0d08 100644
--- a/lib/sshync.py
+++ b/lib/sshync.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def sort_titles_mods(_list_1, _list_2):
 # returns a list of data read from a sshync job profile
 def get_profile(_profile_dir):
     from configparser import ConfigParser
-    _profile_data = ConfigParser()
+    _profile_data = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
     if isfile(_profile_dir):
         _profile_data.read(_profile_dir)
     else:
diff --git a/lib/sshyp.py b/lib/sshyp.py
index a8963d2..f78da30 100755
--- a/lib/sshyp.py
+++ b/lib/sshyp.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def extension_runner():
     _output_com, _extension_dir = None, realpath(__file__).rsplit('/', 1)[0] + '/extensions/'
     if isdir(_extension_dir):
         for _extension in listdir(_extension_dir):
-            _extension_config = ConfigParser()
+            _extension_config = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
             _extension_config.read(_extension_dir + _extension)
             _input_com = _extension_config.get('config', 'input').split()
             if _input_com == arguments[arg_start:]:
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
             # import saved userdata
             try:
-                sshyp_data = ConfigParser()
+                sshyp_data = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
                 sshyp_data.read(f"{home}/.config/sshyp/sshyp.ini")
                 device_type = sshyp_data.get('GENERAL', 'device_type')
                 if device_type == 'client':
diff --git a/lib/stweak.py b/lib/stweak.py
index 02611d0..0f2c283 100644
--- a/lib/stweak.py
+++ b/lib/stweak.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from subprocess import PIPE, run
 # PORT START UNAME-IMPORT-STWEAK
 from os import uname
 # PORT END UNAME-IMPORT-STWEAK
-home, sshyp_data, stdscr = expanduser('~'), ConfigParser(), None
+home, sshyp_data, stdscr = expanduser('~'), ConfigParser(interpolation=None), None
 if isfile(f"{home}/.config/sshyp/sshyp.ini"):
     _exists_flag = True
     sshyp_data.read(f"{home}/.config/sshyp/sshyp.ini")
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def extension_downloader():
     from tempfile import gettempdir
     from urllib.request import urlopen, urlretrieve
     _file_data = urlopen("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/sshyp-labs/main/pointers/v1.5.1").read()
-    _pointer = ConfigParser()
+    _pointer = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
     _pointer.read_string(_file_data.decode('utf-8'))
     _extensions = _pointer.sections()
     _extensions.append('CANCEL')