diff --git a/specs/colab/colab.spec b/specs/colab/colab.spec
index ffdd8f2..c3f03c0 100644
--- a/specs/colab/colab.spec
+++ b/specs/colab/colab.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define name colab
 %define version 2.0a2
 %define unmangled_version 2.0a2
-%define release 2
+%define release 7
 %define buildvenv /var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}
 
 Summary: Collaboration platform for communities
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ cat > %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/colab-admin <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-if [ "$USER" = colab ]; then
+if [ "\$USER" = colab ]; then
   exec /usr/lib/colab/bin/colab-admin "\$@"
 else
   exec sudo -u colab /usr/lib/colab/bin/colab-admin "\$@"
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