diff --git a/scripts/set b/scripts/set
index 4c6c587d..93af3767 100755
--- a/scripts/set
+++ b/scripts/set
@@ -44,17 +44,15 @@ log_debug "Saving option '${option}' value '${value}' into '${file}'"
 
 if [[ ${value} =~ ^\'.*\'$ ]] ; then
   log_debug "\$value is already quoted."
+elif [[ ${value} =~ ^[0-9]*$ ]] ; then
+  log_debug "Not quoting \$value for integers."
+elif [[ ${value} =~ ^\[.*\]$ ]] ; then
+  log_debug "Not quoting \$value for arrays."
+elif [[ ${value} =~ ^\{.*\}$ ]] ; then
+  log_debug "Not quoting \$value for hashes."
 else
-  log_debug "\$value is NOT quoted, doing so if necessary."
-  case ${value} in
-    [0-9]*|\[*\]|\{*\})
-      log_debug "Do not quoting \$value for integers, arrays and hashes."
-      ;;
-    *)
-      log_debug "Quoting \$value to prevent further Perl errors."
-      value="\"${value}\""
-      ;;
-  esac
+  log_debug "Quoting \$value to prevent further Perl errors."
+  value="\"${value}\""
 fi
 
 tmp=$(mktemp)