diff --git a/scripts/v6/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc b/scripts/v6/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc
index 5863b08..d5a024d 100644
--- a/scripts/v6/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc
+++ b/scripts/v6/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 :foreach s in=$w do={
     :local i [:resolve $s];
-    :local p [/ping $i count=3 ];
+    :local p [/ping $i count=3];
     :local u [/tool fetch url=("https://$s") mode=https http-method=get \
         as-value keep-result=no];
 
diff --git a/scripts/v6/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc b/scripts/v6/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc
index d914d85..4e4c1cf 100644
--- a/scripts/v6/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc
+++ b/scripts/v6/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     :local i [:resolve $s];
 
     # try pinging the IP address of this site
-    :local p [/ping $i count=3 ];
+    :local p [/ping $i count=3];
 
     # try fetching the web page of this site
     :local u [/tool fetch url=("https://$s") mode=https http-method=get \
diff --git a/scripts/v6/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc b/scripts/v6/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc
index c64f5e5..ca840fc 100644
--- a/scripts/v6/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc
+++ b/scripts/v6/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     :local IpAddress [:resolve $SiteName];
 
     # try pinging the IP address of this site
-    :local PingResult [/ping $IpAddress count=3 ];
+    :local PingResult [/ping $IpAddress count=3];
 
     # try getting the web page of this site
     :local UrlFetch [/tool fetch url=("https://$SiteName") mode=https \
diff --git a/scripts/v7/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc b/scripts/v7/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc
index 5863b08..d5a024d 100644
--- a/scripts/v7/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc
+++ b/scripts/v7/ch10-01-bad-script.rsc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 :foreach s in=$w do={
     :local i [:resolve $s];
-    :local p [/ping $i count=3 ];
+    :local p [/ping $i count=3];
     :local u [/tool fetch url=("https://$s") mode=https http-method=get \
         as-value keep-result=no];
 
diff --git a/scripts/v7/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc b/scripts/v7/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc
index d914d85..4e4c1cf 100644
--- a/scripts/v7/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc
+++ b/scripts/v7/ch10-02-bad-script.rsc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     :local i [:resolve $s];
 
     # try pinging the IP address of this site
-    :local p [/ping $i count=3 ];
+    :local p [/ping $i count=3];
 
     # try fetching the web page of this site
     :local u [/tool fetch url=("https://$s") mode=https http-method=get \
diff --git a/scripts/v7/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc b/scripts/v7/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc
index c64f5e5..ca840fc 100644
--- a/scripts/v7/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc
+++ b/scripts/v7/ch10-03-bad-script.rsc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     :local IpAddress [:resolve $SiteName];
 
     # try pinging the IP address of this site
-    :local PingResult [/ping $IpAddress count=3 ];
+    :local PingResult [/ping $IpAddress count=3];
 
     # try getting the web page of this site
     :local UrlFetch [/tool fetch url=("https://$SiteName") mode=https \