diff --git a/scripts/ph b/scripts/ph
index 4be92828..e4bf92fd 100755
--- a/scripts/ph
+++ b/scripts/ph
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "${HOME}"/.n_hidden
-lastarg="${@: -1}"
+lastarg=("${@: -1}")
 
 search=""
 for ARG in "${@}" ; do
-    if [ $ARG == $lastarg ] ; then
+    if [[ $ARG == "${lastarg[1]}" ]] ; then
         search+="${ARG}"
     else
         search+="${ARG}+"
diff --git a/scripts/xh b/scripts/xh
index 515e0ef7..57cd3106 100755
--- a/scripts/xh
+++ b/scripts/xh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "${HOME}"/.n_hidden
-lastarg="${@: -1}"
-# echo "lastarg is "${lastarg}""
+lastarg=("${@: -1}")
+
 search=""
 for ARG in "${@}" ; do
-    if [ $ARG == $lastarg ] ; then
+    if [[ $ARG == "${lastarg[1]}" ]] ; then
         search+="${ARG}"
     else
         search+="${ARG}+"