diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5994348..6e4421b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typings/
 
 # test output for diffs
 test_data/test_output.json
+output.txt
 
 # package-lock is dumb and not at all worth it here
 package-lock.json
diff --git a/bash_scripts/hashed_data.txt b/bash_scripts/hashed_data.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcb020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash_scripts/hashed_data.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+12345deadbeef|It's a message, for testing
+8badf00d|Also a message for testing
+bada55|It's a message, for testing
+feedface9876|Also a message for testing
diff --git a/bash_scripts/put_comments.sh b/bash_scripts/put_comments.sh
index 6473489..bc16eb9 100755
--- a/bash_scripts/put_comments.sh
+++ b/bash_scripts/put_comments.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"It's a message, for testing\"}" $112345deadbeef
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"Also a message for testing\"}" $18badf00d
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"It's a message, for testing\"}" $1bada55
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"Also a message for testing\"}" $1feedface9876
+while IFS='|' read -r string_hash string_comment; do
+  curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"$string_comment\"}" $1$string_hash
+done < bash_scripts/hashed_data.txt
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 712892e..ed59525 100755
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@ inData.forEach((message) => {
 if (process.argv[3] === "--comments") {
   process.stdout.write("generating bash scripts...\n");
   var messageInfo = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + "/bash_scripts/hashmap.json"));
-  var scriptPath = __dirname + "/bash_scripts/put_comments.sh";
-  fs.writeFileSync(scriptPath, "#!/bin/bash\n");
+  var dataPath = __dirname + "/bash_scripts/hashed_data.txt";
+  fs.writeFileSync(dataPath, "");
   inData.forEach((message) => {
     var info = messageInfo.find(mi => mi.key == message.id);
     if (info) {
-      var header = " -H \"Content-Type: application/json\"";
-      var escapedDescription = message.description.replace(/(["])/g, "\\\\\\$1");
-      var data = " --data \"{\\\"comment\\\": \\\"" + escapedDescription + "\\\"}\"";
-      var url = " $1" + info.string_hash;
-      fs.appendFileSync(scriptPath, "curl -L -w \"\\n\" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT" + header + data + url + "\n");
+      fs.appendFileSync(dataPath, info.string_hash + "|" + message.description + "\n");
     } else {
       process.stdout.write("string " + message.id + " does not yet exist on transifex!\n");
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80156e6..2b566db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "reactifex",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "description": "A helper for moving react-intl messages to transifex and back",
   "bin": "./main.js",
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "test_compile": "node main.js test_data/input/ test_data/test_output.json && diff test_data/test_output.json test_data/expected_output/messages.json",
-    "test_comments": "node main.js test_data/input/ --comments && diff bash_scripts/put_comments.sh test_data/expected_output/put_comments.sh"
+    "test_comments": "node main.js test_data/input/ --comments && SECRET_USER=uname SECRET_PWD=password bash -x ./bash_scripts/put_comments.sh http://totally_real.notfake.com/api/ 2>&1 | grep PUT > output.txt && diff -w output.txt test_data/expected_output/test_curl.txt"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/test_data/expected_output/put_comments.sh b/test_data/expected_output/put_comments.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6473489..0000000
--- a/test_data/expected_output/put_comments.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"It's a message, for testing\"}" $112345deadbeef
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"Also a message for testing\"}" $18badf00d
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"It's a message, for testing\"}" $1bada55
-curl -L -w "\n" --user $SECRET_USER:$SECRET_PWD -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"comment\": \"Also a message for testing\"}" $1feedface9876
diff --git a/test_data/expected_output/test_curl.txt b/test_data/expected_output/test_curl.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f3ef7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_data/expected_output/test_curl.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
++ curl -L -w '\n' --user uname:password -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"comment": "It'\''s a message, for testing"}' http://totally_real.notfake.com/api/12345deadbeef
++ curl -L -w '\n' --user uname:password -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"comment": "Also a message for testing"}' http://totally_real.notfake.com/api/8badf00d
++ curl -L -w '\n' --user uname:password -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"comment": "It'\''s a message, for testing"}' http://totally_real.notfake.com/api/bada55
++ curl -L -w '\n' --user uname:password -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"comment": "Also a message for testing"}' http://totally_real.notfake.com/api/feedface9876