diff --git a/backupbot.py b/backupbot.py
index b87da42..540b78b 100755
--- a/backupbot.py
+++ b/backupbot.py
@@ -127,9 +127,12 @@ def run_commands(commands):
     for container, command in commands.items():
         if not command:
             continue
+        # Remove bash/sh wrapping
+        command = command.removeprefix('bash -c').removeprefix('sh -c')
+        # Remove quotes surrounding the command
+        if (len(command) >= 2 and command[0] == command[-1] and (command[0] == "'" or command[0] == '"')):
+            command[1:-1]
         # Use bash's pipefail to return exit codes inside a pipe to prevent silent failure
-        command = command.removeprefix('bash -c \'').removeprefix('sh -c \'')
-        command = command.removesuffix('\'')
         command = f"bash -c 'set -o pipefail;{command}'"
         logging.info(f"run command in {container.name}:")
         logging.info(command)