diff --git a/api-quick-start/src/docbkx/api-quick-start-intro.xml b/api-quick-start/src/docbkx/api-quick-start-intro.xml
index 5bfc1e886..e38c476f1 100644
--- a/api-quick-start/src/docbkx/api-quick-start-intro.xml
+++ b/api-quick-start/src/docbkx/api-quick-start-intro.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
             command to request a token:</para>
         <screen><?db-font-size 70%?><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>curl -s -X POST http://8.21.28.222:5000/v2.0/tokens \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d '{"auth": {"tenantName": "$OS_TENANT_NAME", "passwordCredentials":
-            {"username": "$OS_USERNAME", "password": "$OS_PASSWORD"}}}' \
+            -d '{"auth": {"tenantName": "'"$OS_TENANT_NAME"'", "passwordCredentials":
+            {"username": "'"$OS_USERNAME"'", "password": "'"$OS_PASSWORD"'"}}}' \
             | python -m json.tool</userinput></screen>
         <para>If the request succeeds, you receive a <returnvalue>200
                 OK</returnvalue> response followed by a response body
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             <screen><?db-font-size 70%?><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>curl -s -X POST http://8.21.28.222:5000/v2.0/tokens \
                 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
                 -d '{"auth": {"tenantName": "", "passwordCredentials":
-                {"username": "$OS_USERNAME", "password": "$OS_PASSWORD"}}}' \
+                {"username": "'"$OS_USERNAME"'", "password": "'"$OS_PASSWORD"'"}}}' \
                 | python -m json.tool</userinput></screen>
         </note>
     </section>