diff --git a/src/NewCommand.php b/src/NewCommand.php
index 3c650cac..694e884c 100644
--- a/src/NewCommand.php
+++ b/src/NewCommand.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ protected function pushToGitHub(string $name, string $directory, InputInterface
 
         chdir($directory);
 
-        $flags = $input->getOption('github') ?: "--private";
+        $flags = $input->getOption('github') ?: '--private';
 
         $commands = [
             "gh repo create $name -y $flags",