diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
index 38559bc..289160e 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ EOS
   ;;
 * )
   cat <<EOS
-export PATH="${PYENV_VIRTUALENV_ROOT:-${PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INSTALL_PREFIX}}/shims:${PATH}";
+export PATH="${PYENV_VIRTUALENV_ROOT:-${PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INSTALL_PREFIX}}/shims:\${PATH}";
 export PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INIT=1;
 EOS
   ;;
diff --git a/test/init.bats b/test/init.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 54ac874..29f2910
--- a/test/init.bats
+++ b/test/init.bats
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ load test_helper
   run pyenv-virtualenv-init - bash
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-export PATH="${TMP}/pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/shims:${PATH}";
+export PATH="${TMP}/pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/shims:\${PATH}";
 export PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INIT=1;
 _pyenv_virtualenv_hook() {
   local ret=\$?
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EOS
   run pyenv-virtualenv-init - zsh
   assert_success
   assert_output <<EOS
-export PATH="${TMP}/pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/shims:${PATH}";
+export PATH="${TMP}/pyenv/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv/shims:\${PATH}";
 export PYENV_VIRTUALENV_INIT=1;
 _pyenv_virtualenv_hook() {
   local ret=\$?