diff --git a/request.sh b/request.sh
index b47d7ec40df4d97fb576ce53479b6ba29192918e..3f0f2ad1140538967249a4bf33ddb7f518160360 100755
--- a/request.sh
+++ b/request.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
 job)
    curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H 'Authorization: USER_TOKEN' -X POST -d '{
-      "cmd_string": "echo user token: $CSBASE_USER_TOKEN && sleep 10 && echo bye > /tmp/job_123.out ",
+      "cmd_string": "bash -c \"echo user token: \\$CSBASE_USER_TOKEN \" && sleep 10 && echo bye",
       "cmd_id": "job_123",
       "parameters": {
          "csbase_command_path": "/tmp",