diff --git a/plugins/reddit_karma/reddit_karma_ b/plugins/reddit_karma/reddit_karma_
index b7389846..6d1d146e 100755
--- a/plugins/reddit_karma/reddit_karma_
+++ b/plugins/reddit_karma/reddit_karma_
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ fi
 # Main
 ##
 # Get current karma stats.
-link_karma=$(curl -s http://www.reddit.com/user/${reddit_user}/about.json | grep -Eo 'link_karma": [0-9]+' | cut -d' ' -f2)
-comment_karma=$(curl -s http://www.reddit.com/user/${reddit_user}/about.json | grep -Eo 'comment_karma": [0-9]+' | cut -d' ' -f2)
+about_user_url="http://www.reddit.com/user/${reddit_user}/about.json"
+link_karma=$(curl -s "$about_user_url" | grep -Eo 'link_karma": [0-9]+' | cut -d' ' -f2)
+comment_karma=$(curl -s "$about_user_url" | grep -Eo 'comment_karma": [0-9]+' | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
 # Output karma stats.
 echo "link_karma.value $link_karma"