diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 6775d4b..96ec1f5 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ create_directory() {
     local directory directory_ownership directory_permissions
 
     directory="${1}"
-    directory_ownership ="${2}"
+    directory_ownership="${2}"
     directory_permissions="${3}"
 
     if ! mkdir -p "${directory}" ; then