diff --git a/bin/mb-jgtools b/bin/mb-jgtools
index 7d9927a..4a7d2e8 100755
--- a/bin/mb-jgtools
+++ b/bin/mb-jgtools
@@ -1137,6 +1137,8 @@ XDG_CACHE_HOME=${CACHE_DIR} jgmenu --config-file=${CONFIG_FILE} --csv-file=${MEN
 places() {
 #mb-setvar jgtools_last="\"places\""
 me="mb-jgtools places"
+places_maboxtools=${places_maboxtools:-true}
+
 
 case "$1" in
     commands)option="--checkout=commands";;
@@ -1293,7 +1295,7 @@ QNAV=""
 fi
 
 [ -v places_maboxtools ] && : || mb-setvar places_maboxtools=true
-if [ $places_maboxtools == "true" ];then
+if [ "${places_maboxtools}" == "true" ];then
 
 #[ $places_menusettingspipe == true ] && menusettingspipe="<big>󰍜</big>  $MENUPANELS,^pipe(jgmenusettings-pipe -r)" && pipesep="^sep($PIPEMENUS)"
 #[ $places_sysinfopipe == true ] && sysinfopipe="<big></big>  $SYSINFO,^pipe(jgsysinfo-pipe -r)" && pipesep="^sep($PIPEMENUS)"