diff --git a/bin/omarchy-theme-bg-next b/bin/omarchy-theme-bg-next
index 7e9db268..dfb3d3f0 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-theme-bg-next
+++ b/bin/omarchy-theme-bg-next
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ else
   # Find current background index
   INDEX=-1
   for i in "${!BACKGROUNDS[@]}"; do
-    if [[ ${BACKGROUNDS[$i]} == $CURRENT_BACKGROUND ]]; then
+    if [[ ${BACKGROUNDS[$i]} == "$CURRENT_BACKGROUND" ]]; then
       INDEX=$i
       break
     fi