diff --git a/configurations/mail.nix b/configurations/mail.nix
index 177f2857..2e2260f9 100644
--- a/configurations/mail.nix
+++ b/configurations/mail.nix
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ let
 
     if [ "$unseen_count" = "1" ]
     then
-      ${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send -t 5000 'New ${name} mail arrived' \"1 unseen mail\"
+      ${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send -t 5000 'New ${name} mail arrived' "1 unseen mail"
     else
-      ${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send -t 5000 'New ${name} mail arrived' \"$unseen_count unseen mails\"
+      ${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send -t 5000 'New ${name} mail arrived' "$unseen_count unseen mails"
     fi
   '';
   makeAccount = { name, address, host ? "", imapHost ? host, smtpHost ? host, useStartTls ? false, passFile, extraConfig ? { } }: (lib.recursiveUpdate