diff --git a/crashed_services_exporter.sh b/crashed_services_exporter.sh
index e5be391..65c02ee 100755
--- a/crashed_services_exporter.sh
+++ b/crashed_services_exporter.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mapfile -t crashed_services < <(rc-status --crashed)
 echo "# TYPE crashed_services_count gauge"
 
 if [[ -n "$crashed_services" ]] ; then
-  echo "crashed_services_count{services=\"$crashed_services_count\"} $(echo "${crashed_services_count[@]}" | wc -w)"
+  echo "crashed_services_count{services=\"${crashed_services[*]}\"} $(echo "${crashed_services[@]}" | wc -w)"
 else
   echo "crashed_services_count 0"
 fi