diff --git a/.scripts/enable_docker_service.sh b/.scripts/enable_docker_service.sh
index 6c483ef70f..292aa1b745 100644
--- a/.scripts/enable_docker_service.sh
+++ b/.scripts/enable_docker_service.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ enable_docker_service() {
     fi
     if [[ -n "${DOCKER_SERVICE_ENABLE}" ]]; then
         info "Enabling docker service."
-        sudo "${DOCKER_SERVICE_ENABLE}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || fatal "Failed to enable docker service.\nFailing command: ${F[C]}${DOCKER_SERVICE_ENABLE}"
+        eval "sudo ${DOCKER_SERVICE_ENABLE}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || fatal "Failed to enable docker service.\nFailing command: ${F[C]}${DOCKER_SERVICE_ENABLE}"
         info "Starting docker service."
-        sudo "${DOCKER_SERVICE_START}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || fatal "Failed to start docker service.\nFailing command: ${F[C]}${DOCKER_SERVICE_START}"
+        eval "sudo ${DOCKER_SERVICE_START}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || fatal "Failed to start docker service.\nFailing command: ${F[C]}${DOCKER_SERVICE_START}"
     fi
 }