diff --git a/sysa/run.sh b/sysa/run.sh
index cd5a7a2..d703091 100755
--- a/sysa/run.sh
+++ b/sysa/run.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if [ -z "${CHROOT}" ]; then
     ask_chroot
     echo
 
-    echo "export CHROOT=${CHROOT}" >> "${SOURCES}/bootstrap.cfg"
+    echo "CHROOT=${CHROOT}" >> "${SOURCES}/bootstrap.cfg"
 fi
 
 ask_timestamps() {
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ if [ -z "${FORCE_TIMESTAMPS}" ]; then
     ask_timestamps
     echo
 
-    echo "export FORCE_TIMESTAMPS=${FORCE_TIMESTAMPS}" >> "${SOURCES}/bootstrap.cfg"
+    echo "FORCE_TIMESTAMPS=${FORCE_TIMESTAMPS}" >> "${SOURCES}/bootstrap.cfg"
 fi
 
 echo "Thank you! All done."
 
-echo "export ARCH=${ARCH}" >> "${SOURCES}/bootstrap.cfg"
+echo "ARCH=${ARCH}" >> "${SOURCES}/bootstrap.cfg"
 
 mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}" "${REPO}" /dev
 
diff --git a/sysb/run.sh b/sysb/run.sh
index ba38d4d..841b81c 100755
--- a/sysb/run.sh
+++ b/sysb/run.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if [ -z "${DISK}" ] || ! [ -e "/dev/${DISK}" ]; then
     echo "You did not provide a valid disk in the configuration file."
     ask_disk
 
-    echo "export DISK=${DISK}" >> /usr/src/bootstrap.cfg
+    echo "DISK=${DISK}" >> /usr/src/bootstrap.cfg
 fi
 
 PREFIX=/usr