diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index d362997..0b0183c 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ upload_release() {
         echo "-----------------------------"
         release_id=$(jq --raw-output .id <"$TMP_DIR"/release.json)
         for file in "$RELEASE_DIR"/*; do
-            local name=$(basename $file)
-            api_bin repos/$REPO/releases/"$release_id"/assets/"$name" -d @"$file"
+            asset_name="$(basename "$file")"
+            api_bin "repos/$REPO/releases/$release_id/assets/$asset_name" -d @"$file"
         done
     fi
     maybe_use_release_note_assistant