diff --git a/create_retroarch_chd_playlist.sh b/create_retroarch_chd_playlist.sh
index 7f5a0c6..9740d50 100755
--- a/create_retroarch_chd_playlist.sh
+++ b/create_retroarch_chd_playlist.sh
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ if test -f "${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl; then
 fi
 touch "${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl
 
-echo "{";
+(echo "{";
 echo "  \"version\": \"1.4\",";
 echo "  \"default_core_path\": \"\",";
 echo "  \"default_core_name\": \"\",";
@@ -296,16 +296,16 @@ echo "  \"label_display_mode\": 0,";
 echo "  \"right_thumbnail_mode\": 0,";
 echo "  \"left_thumbnail_mode\": 0,";
 echo "  \"sort_mode\": 0,";
-echo "  \"items\": [" >>"${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl
+echo "  \"items\": [") >>"${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl
 for CHDFILE in "${ROM_FOLDER}"/*.chd; do
     GAMENAME="$(basename "$CHDFILE" .chd)"
-    echo "    {";
+    (echo "    {";
     echo "      \"path\": \"${BASE_PATH}/${CHDFILE}\",";
     echo "      \"label\": \"${GAMENAME}\",";
     echo "      \"core_path\": \"DETECT\",";
     echo "      \"core_name\": \"DETECT\",";
     echo "      \"db_name\": \"${PLAYLIST_NAME}.lpl\"";
-    echo "    }," >>"${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl
+    echo "    },") >>"${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl
 done
-echo "  ]";
-echo "}" >>"${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl
+(echo "  ]";
+echo "}") >>"${PLAYLISTS_FOLDER}"/"${PLAYLIST_NAME}".lpl