diff --git a/gitea-server/stop.sh b/gitea-server/stop.sh
index fe3d4df..c63d054 100755
--- a/gitea-server/stop.sh
+++ b/gitea-server/stop.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
 # The stop script is required for all templates.
 # It is used to stop the service on the server.
 
-_stop_container $CONTAINER_NAME || _die "Failed to stop container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+_stop_container "$CONTAINER_NAME" || _die "Failed to stop container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
 
 echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} stopped"