diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 7af5f18..fd45d39 100755
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ usePlainText() {
             --yesno) yesno=true ;;
         esac
     done
-    str="${2:2}"
-    printf "$str\n"
+    printf "${2:2}\n"
     if [ $inputbox = true ]; then
         printLine && printf "\n"
         read -r readVar
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ usePlainText() {
 
 usePlainTextMenu() {
     clear
-    shift; printf "$1\n"; shift; shift
+    shift; printf "${1:2}\n"; shift; shift
     local i=1; for item in "$@"; do
         echo "$item" | grep -qE '[0-9]+' && continue
         printf '%s\n' "$i) $item"