diff --git a/kanban b/kanban
index 2f5bfff..b2c69a3 100755
--- a/kanban
+++ b/kanban
@@ -69,19 +69,16 @@ if [[ ! -n "${KANBANFILE}" ]]; then
 fi
 [[ ! -f "${KANBANFILE}" ]] && echo '"status","tag","description","history","date"' > "${KANBANFILE}"
 
-# kanban config file
-# Please note that the escaped quotes
-# will NOT be escaped in the actual file. This is intentional.
-config_example="
-# kanban config file
+config_example="# kanban config file
 
+# kanban config file
 statuses=('BACKLOG' 'HOLD' 'DOING' 'CODE' 'DONE') 
 
 # maximum amount of todos within status (triggers warning when exceeds)
 declare -a maximum_todo
-maximum_todo[\"HOLD\"]=5
-maximum_todo[\"DOING\"]=4
-maximum_todo[\"CODE\"]=3
+maximum_todo['HOLD']=5
+maximum_todo['DOING']=4
+maximum_todo['CODE']=3
 "
 
 # usage: fb put <x> <y> <string>