diff --git a/to_svg.sh b/to_svg.sh
index 787b3f4..953b38e 100755
--- a/to_svg.sh
+++ b/to_svg.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-EXCALIDRAW=$(jq '{"type": .type, "version": .version, "source": .source, "elements": .elements, "appState": {"gridSize": null, "exportWithDarkMode": $2}}' "$1")
+EXCALIDRAW=$(jq '{"type": .type, "version": .version, "source": .source, "elements": .elements, "appState": {"gridSize": null, "exportWithDarkMode": '"$2"'}}' "$1")
 curl localhost:8080/excalidraw/svg --data-raw "$EXCALIDRAW" > "$1.svg"