diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 534cc5f..5246d0e 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -7981,7 +7981,7 @@ get_weather_data()
 	# actual weather data, assuming no errors
 	if [[ -n $ALTERNATE_WEATHER_LOCATION ]];then
 		# note, this api does not support spaces in names
-		location=$( sed 's/[[:space:]]*//g' $ALTERNATE_WEATHER_LOCATION )
+		location=$( sed 's/[[:space:]]*//g' <<< $ALTERNATE_WEATHER_LOCATION )
 	else
 		if [[ $b_test_loc != 'true' ]];then
 			location_data=$( wget -q -t 1 -T $WGET_TIMEOUT -O- $location_site || wget_error=$? )