diff --git a/tabs/utils/auto-login.sh b/tabs/utils/auto-login.sh
index aa73211c5..b5ce0131b 100644
--- a/tabs/utils/auto-login.sh
+++ b/tabs/utils/auto-login.sh
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ configure_lightdm() {
     printf "Enter username for LightDM autologin: "
     read -r user
 
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf '[Seat:*]' > /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf 'autologin-user=$user' >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf 'autologin-user-timeout=0' >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf '[Seat:*]' > /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf 'autologin-user=$user' >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf 'autologin-user-timeout=0' >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf"
 
     printf "LightDM has been configured for autologin.\n"
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ configure_lightdm() {
 # Function to remove LightDM autologin
 remove_lightdm_autologin() {
     printf "Removing LightDM autologin configuration...\n"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL rm -f /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" rm -f /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-autologin.conf
     printf "LightDM autologin configuration has been removed.\n"
 }
 
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ configure_gdm() {
     printf "Enter username for GDM autologin: "
     read -r user
 
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf '[daemon]' > /etc/gdm/custom.conf"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf 'AutomaticLoginEnable = true' >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf 'AutomaticLogin = $user' >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf '[daemon]' > /etc/gdm/custom.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf 'AutomaticLoginEnable = true' >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf 'AutomaticLogin = $user' >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf"
 
     printf "GDM has been configured for autologin.\n"
 }
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ configure_gdm() {
 # Function to remove GDM autologin
 remove_gdm_autologin() {
     printf "Removing GDM autologin configuration...\n"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i '/AutomaticLoginEnable/d' /etc/gdm/custom.conf
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i '/AutomaticLogin/d' /etc/gdm/custom.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i '/AutomaticLoginEnable/d' /etc/gdm/custom.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i '/AutomaticLogin/d' /etc/gdm/custom.conf
     printf "GDM autologin configuration has been removed.\n"
 }
 
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ configure_sddm() {
     read -r user
     list_sessions  # Show session options
 
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf '[Autologin]' > /etc/sddm.conf"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf 'User=$user' >> /etc/sddm.conf"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL "printf 'Session=$session' >> /etc/sddm.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf '[Autologin]' > /etc/sddm.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf 'User=$user' >> /etc/sddm.conf"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "printf 'Session=$session' >> /etc/sddm.conf"
 
     printf "SDDM has been configured for autologin.\n"
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ configure_sddm() {
 # Function to remove SDDM autologin
 remove_sddm_autologin() {
     printf "Removing SDDM autologin configuration...\n"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i '/\[Autologin\]/,+2d' /etc/sddm.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i '/\[Autologin\]/,+2d' /etc/sddm.conf
     printf "SDDM autologin configuration has been removed.\n"
 }
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ configure_lxdm() {
     read -r user
     list_sessions  # Show session options
     
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i "s/^#.*autologin=.*$/autologin=${user}/" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i "s|^#.*session=.*$|session=/usr/bin/${session}|; s|^session=.*$|session=/usr/bin/${session}|" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i "s/^#.*autologin=.*$/autologin=${user}/" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i "s|^#.*session=.*$|session=/usr/bin/${session}|; s|^session=.*$|session=/usr/bin/${session}|" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
 
     printf "LXDM has been configured for autologin.\n"
 }
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ configure_lxdm() {
 # Function to remove LXDM autologin
 remove_lxdm_autologin() {
     printf "Removing LXDM autologin configuration...\n"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i "s/^autologin=.*$/#autologin=/" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL sed -i "s/^session=.*$/#session=/" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i "s/^autologin=.*$/#autologin=/" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i "s/^session=.*$/#session=/" /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
     printf "LXDM autologin configuration has been removed.\n"
 }
 
diff --git a/tabs/utils/create-bootable-usb.sh b/tabs/utils/create-bootable-usb.sh
index e96c73a93..17e422c24 100644
--- a/tabs/utils/create-bootable-usb.sh
+++ b/tabs/utils/create-bootable-usb.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ usage() {
 list_devices() {
     printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW} Available devices and partitions: ${RC}"
     printf "\n"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT,LABEL
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT,LABEL
     printf "\n"
 }
 
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ write_iso(){
 
     # Display progress and create the bootable USB drive
     printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Creating bootable USB drive...${RC}"
-    if ! $ESCALATION_TOOL dd if="$ISO_PATH" of="$USB_DEVICE" bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync; then
+    if ! "$ESCALATION_TOOL" dd if="$ISO_PATH" of="$USB_DEVICE" bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync; then
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}Failed to create bootable USB drive${RC}"
         exit 1
     fi
 
     # Sync to ensure all data is written
-    if ! $ESCALATION_TOOL sync; then
+    if ! "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sync; then
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}Failed to sync data${RC}"                              
         exit 1
     fi
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ write_iso(){
 
     # Eject the USB device
     printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Ejecting ${USB_DEVICE}...${RC}"
-    if ! $ESCALATION_TOOL umount "${USB_DEVICE}"* 2>/dev/null; then
+    if ! "$ESCALATION_TOOL" umount "${USB_DEVICE}"* 2>/dev/null; then
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}Failed to unmount ${USB_DEVICE}${RC}"
     fi
-    if ! $ESCALATION_TOOL eject "$USB_DEVICE"; then
+    if ! "$ESCALATION_TOOL" eject "$USB_DEVICE"; then
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}Failed to eject ${USB_DEVICE}${RC}"
     fi
 
diff --git a/tabs/utils/encrypt_decrypt_tool.sh b/tabs/utils/encrypt_decrypt_tool.sh
index 48945b717..580c94d29 100644
--- a/tabs/utils/encrypt_decrypt_tool.sh
+++ b/tabs/utils/encrypt_decrypt_tool.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Ensuring OpenSSL is installed...${RC}"
 if ! command_exists openssl; then
     case $PACKAGER in
         pacman)
-            $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} -Syu --noconfirm openssl
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} -Syu --noconfirm openssl
             ;;
         apt-get)
-            $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} update && $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} install -y openssl
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} update && "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} install -y openssl
             ;;
         dnf)
-            $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} install -y openssl
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} install -y openssl
             ;;
         zypper)
-            $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} install openssl
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} install openssl
             ;;
         *)
             printf "%b\n" "${RED}Your Linux distribution is not supported by this script.${RC}"
diff --git a/tabs/utils/power-profile.sh b/tabs/utils/power-profile.sh
index 3cc1823fc..cfd8b9f9b 100644
--- a/tabs/utils/power-profile.sh
+++ b/tabs/utils/power-profile.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ installAutoCpufreq() {
             printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}git not found. Installing git...${RC}"
             case ${PACKAGER} in
                 pacman)
-                    $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} -S --needed --noconfirm git
+                    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} -S --needed --noconfirm git
                     ;;
                 *)
-                    $ESCALATION_TOOL ${PACKAGER} install -y git
+                    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ${PACKAGER} install -y git
                     ;;
             esac
         fi
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ installAutoCpufreq() {
             *)
                 cd auto-cpufreq
                 printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Running auto-cpufreq installer...${RC}"
-                $ESCALATION_TOOL ./auto-cpufreq-installer
+                "$ESCALATION_TOOL" ./auto-cpufreq-installer
                 ;;
         esac
         cd ..
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ configureAutoCpufreq() {
         # Check if the system has a battery to determine if it's a laptop
         if [ -d /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0 ]; then
             printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}System detected as laptop. Updating auto-cpufreq for laptop...${RC}"
-            $ESCALATION_TOOL auto-cpufreq --force powersave
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" auto-cpufreq --force powersave
         else
             printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}System detected as desktop. Updating auto-cpufreq for desktop...${RC}"
-            $ESCALATION_TOOL auto-cpufreq --force performance
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" auto-cpufreq --force performance
         fi
     else
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}auto-cpufreq is not installed, skipping configuration.${RC}"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ removeAutoCpufreqTweak() {
 
     if command_exists auto-cpufreq; then
         printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Resetting auto-cpufreq configuration...${RC}"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL auto-cpufreq --force reset
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" auto-cpufreq --force reset
     else
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}auto-cpufreq is not installed, skipping removal.${RC}"
     fi
diff --git a/tabs/utils/service-control.sh b/tabs/utils/service-control.sh
index 119e45f31..4539f4448 100644
--- a/tabs/utils/service-control.sh
+++ b/tabs/utils/service-control.sh
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ add_service() {
         printf "\n"
         printf "[Install]\n"
         printf "WantedBy=multi-user.target\n"
-    } | $ESCALATION_TOOL tee "$SERVICE_FILE" > /dev/null
+    } | "$ESCALATION_TOOL" tee "$SERVICE_FILE" > /dev/null
 
     # Set permissions and reload systemd
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL chmod 644 "$SERVICE_FILE"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl daemon-reload
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" chmod 644 "$SERVICE_FILE"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl daemon-reload
     printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been created and is ready to be started.\n"
 
     # Optionally, enable and start the service
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ remove_service() {
 
     if [ -f "$SERVICE_FILE" ]; then
         printf "Stopping and disabling the service...\n"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl stop "$SERVICE_NAME"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl disable "$SERVICE_NAME"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl stop "$SERVICE_NAME"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl disable "$SERVICE_NAME"
 
         printf "Removing the service file...\n"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL rm -f "$SERVICE_FILE"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl daemon-reload
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" rm -f "$SERVICE_FILE"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl daemon-reload
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been removed.\n"
     else
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME does not exist.\n"
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ start_service() {
     printf "Enter the name of the service to start (e.g., my_service):\n"
     read -r SERVICE_NAME
 
-    if $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
+    if "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been started.\n"
     else
         printf "Failed to start service: $SERVICE_NAME.\n"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ stop_service() {
     printf "Enter the name of the service to stop (e.g., my_service):\n"
     read -r SERVICE_NAME
 
-    if $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl stop "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
+    if "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl stop "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been stopped.\n"
     else
         printf "Failed to stop service: $SERVICE_NAME.\n"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ enable_service() {
     printf "Enter the name of the service to enable (e.g., my_service):\n"
     read -r SERVICE_NAME
 
-    if $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
+    if "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been enabled.\n"
     else
         printf "Failed to enable service: $SERVICE_NAME.\n"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ disable_service() {
     printf "Enter the name of the service to disable (e.g., my_service):\n"
     read -r SERVICE_NAME
 
-    if $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl disable "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
+    if "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl disable "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been enabled.\n"
     else
         printf "Failed to enable service: $SERVICE_NAME.\n"
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ create_service_from_external() {
     "$ESCALATION_TOOL" cp "$SERVICE_FILE" "$SYSTEMD_SERVICE_FILE"
 
     # Set permissions and reload systemd
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL chmod 644 "$SYSTEMD_SERVICE_FILE"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl daemon-reload
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" chmod 644 "$SYSTEMD_SERVICE_FILE"
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl daemon-reload
     printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been created and is ready to be started.\n"
 
     # Optionally, enable and start the service
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ create_service_from_external() {
     read -r START_ENABLE
 
     if [ "$START_ENABLE" = "y" ]; then
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME"
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been started and enabled.\n"
     else
         printf "Service $SERVICE_NAME has been created but not started.\n"
diff --git a/tabs/utils/timeshift.sh b/tabs/utils/timeshift.sh
index ec69081f2..8daa20f4d 100644
--- a/tabs/utils/timeshift.sh
+++ b/tabs/utils/timeshift.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ install_timeshift() {
     if ! command_exists timeshift; then
         case ${PACKAGER} in
             pacman)
-                $ESCALATION_TOOL "${PACKAGER}" -S --noconfirm timeshift
+                "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "${PACKAGER}" -S --noconfirm timeshift
                 ;;
             *)
-                $ESCALATION_TOOL "${PACKAGER}" install -y timeshift
+                "$ESCALATION_TOOL" "${PACKAGER}" install -y timeshift
                 ;;
         esac
     else
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ display_menu() {
 # Function to list snapshots
 list_snapshots() {
     printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Listing snapshots...${RC}"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --list-snapshots
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --list-snapshots
 }
 
 # Function to list devices
 list_devices() {
     printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Listing available devices...${RC}"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --list-devices
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --list-devices
 }
 
 # Function to create a new snapshot
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ create_snapshot() {
 
     if [ -z "$COMMENT" ] && [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
         printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Creating snapshot with no comment or tag...${RC}"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --create
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --create
     elif [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
         printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Creating snapshot with no tag...${RC}"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --create --comments "$COMMENT"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --create --comments "$COMMENT"
     else
         printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Creating snapshot with tag: $TAG...${RC}"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --create --comments "$COMMENT" --tags "$TAG"
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --create --comments "$COMMENT" --tags "$TAG"
     fi
 
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ restore_snapshot() {
     read -r SKIP_GRUB
 
     if [ "$SKIP_GRUB" = "yes" ]; then
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --restore --snapshot "$SNAPSHOT" --target-device "$TARGET_DEVICE" --skip-grub --yes
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --restore --snapshot "$SNAPSHOT" --target-device "$TARGET_DEVICE" --skip-grub --yes
     else
         printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Enter GRUB device (e.g., /dev/sda): ${RC}"
         read -r GRUB_DEVICE
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --restore --snapshot "$SNAPSHOT" --target-device "$TARGET_DEVICE" --grub-device "$GRUB_DEVICE" --yes
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --restore --snapshot "$SNAPSHOT" --target-device "$TARGET_DEVICE" --grub-device "$GRUB_DEVICE" --yes
     fi
 
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ delete_snapshot() {
     read -r SNAPSHOT
 
     printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Deleting snapshot $SNAPSHOT...${RC}"
-    $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --delete --snapshot "$SNAPSHOT" --yes
+    "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --delete --snapshot "$SNAPSHOT" --yes
 
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}Snapshot deleted successfully.${RC}"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ delete_all_snapshots() {
 
     if [ "$CONFIRMATION" = "yes" ]; then
         printf "%b\n" "${CYAN}Deleting all snapshots...${RC}"
-        $ESCALATION_TOOL timeshift --delete-all --yes
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" timeshift --delete-all --yes
         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}All snapshots deleted successfully.${RC}"
         else