diff --git a/src/octojpack b/src/octojpack
index 3205644..e0bfd3e 100755
--- a/src/octojpack
+++ b/src/octojpack
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function setValueFromJson() {
     }
 
     # Safely use eval to dynamically set the value
-    eval "$target_var"=\'"$value"\'
+    declare -g "$target_var"="$value"
 }
 
 # Get value from JSON