@@ -936,11 +936,11 @@
 	(if (< wait-count 10) ;; 6 x 10 seconds = one minute
 	    (let* ((dat (rmt:no-sync-take-job host-type)))
 	      (match dat
 		((id ht vars exekey cmdline state event-time last-update)
 		 (call-with-environment-variables
-		  vars
+		  (with-input-from-string vars read)
 		  (lambda ()
 		    (system cmdline)))
 		 (loop 0))
 		(else
 		 (thread-sleep! 10)