diff --git a/XDG_shenanigans.sh b/XDG_shenanigans.sh
index ed7a1bb..c4fc0f4 100644
--- a/XDG_shenanigans.sh
+++ b/XDG_shenanigans.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME"/.local/state
 # dotnet snap - this might be a me-only thing?
 [ -z "$DOTNET_ROOT" ] && export DOTNET_ROOT="$HOME/.local/opt/dotnet"
 # gem cache
-[ -z "$GEM_SPEC_CACHE" ] && export GEM_SPEC_CACHE"${XDG_CACHE_HOME}"/gem
+[ -z "$GEM_SPEC_CACHE" ] && export GEM_SPEC_CACHE="${XDG_CACHE_HOME}"/gem
 ## Provided by PORTAGE
 # gem
 [ -z "$GEM_HOME" ] && export GEM_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME}"/gem