diff --git a/bin/pt-stalk b/bin/pt-stalk
index 1b446954..3de794d7 100755
--- a/bin/pt-stalk
+++ b/bin/pt-stalk
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ set -u
 TMPDIR=""
 
 mk_tmpdir() {
-   local dir=${1:-""}
+   local dir="${1:-""}"
 
    if [ -n "$dir" ]; then
       if [ ! -d "$dir" ]; then
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ mk_tmpdir() {
 
 rm_tmpdir() {
    if [ -n "$TMPDIR" ] && [ -d "$TMPDIR" ]; then
-      rm -rf $TMPDIR
+      rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
    fi
    TMPDIR=""
 }
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ Print all output to this file when daemonized.
 
 type: string
 
-Match pattern for C<processles> L<"--function">.
+Match pattern for C<processlist> L<"--function">.
 
 =item --notify-by-email
 
diff --git a/lib/bash/tmpdir.sh b/lib/bash/tmpdir.sh
index d1b9e1b7..fdd6c8f3 100644
--- a/lib/bash/tmpdir.sh
+++ b/lib/bash/tmpdir.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ TMPDIR=""
 # Set Global Variables:
 #   TMPDIR - Absolute path of secure temp directory.
 mk_tmpdir() {
-   local dir=${1:-""}
+   local dir="${1:-""}"
 
    if [ -n "$dir" ]; then
       if [ ! -d "$dir" ]; then
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mk_tmpdir() {
 #   TMPDIR - Set to "".
 rm_tmpdir() {
    if [ -n "$TMPDIR" ] && [ -d "$TMPDIR" ]; then
-      rm -rf $TMPDIR
+      rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
    fi
    TMPDIR=""
 }