diff --git a/wish.sh b/wish.sh
index 317b438..e299fcd 100644
--- a/wish.sh
+++ b/wish.sh
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ function wish_main() {
 					if wish_${WISH_PLUGINS[$(($i + 1))]}_start $prev; then
 						local plugin=${WISH_PLUGINS[$i]}
 						local next_plugin=${WISH_PLUGINS[$(($i+1))]}
-						local fg=$(eval echo \$WISH_$(echo $plugin |
+						local fg_name=$(echo WISH_$(echo $plugin |
 							tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')_BG)
-						local bg=$(eval echo \$WISH_$(echo $next_plugin |
+						local bg_name=$(echo WISH_$(echo $next_plugin |
 							tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')_BG)
-						wish_append $bg $fg 
+						wish_append ${!bg_name} ${!fg_name} 
 					fi
 				else
 					local plugin=${WISH_PLUGINS[$i]}
-					local fg=$(eval echo \$WISH_$(echo $plugin |
+					local fg_name=$(echo WISH_$(echo $plugin |
 						tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')_BG)
-					wish_append -1 $fg 
+					wish_append -1 ${!fg_name} 
 				fi
 			fi
 		fi