diff --git a/templates/2k11/entries.tpl b/templates/2k11/entries.tpl
index 356a6c9e..a8451835 100644
--- a/templates/2k11/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/2k11/entries.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {serendipity_hookPlugin hook="entries_header" addData="$entry_id"}
 {foreach from=$entries item="dategroup"}
     {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-    {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+    {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
     <article id="post_{$entry.id}" class="clearfix serendipity_entry{if $dategroup.is_sticky} sticky{/if}">
         <header class="clearfix">
             <h2><a href="{$entry.link}">{$entry.title}</a></h2>
diff --git a/templates/bulletproof/entries.tpl b/templates/bulletproof/entries.tpl
index 8471e2b7..a415c200 100644
--- a/templates/bulletproof/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/bulletproof/entries.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     {/if}
 
     {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-    {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+    {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
         <h4 class="entry-title serendipity_title"><a href="{$entry.link}" rel="bookmark">{$entry.title}</a></h4>
 
         <div class="serendipity_entry serendipity_entry_author_{$entry.author|@makeFilename} {if $entry.is_entry_owner}serendipity_entry_author_self{/if}">
diff --git a/templates/carl_contest/entries.tpl b/templates/carl_contest/entries.tpl
index 695075c1..da65ddf7 100644
--- a/templates/carl_contest/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/carl_contest/entries.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     {serendipity_hookPlugin hook="entries_header" addData="$entry_id"}
     {foreach from=$entries item="dategroup"}
 	{foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
 
     <div class="serendipity_Entry_Date">
         {if $dategroup.is_sticky}
diff --git a/templates/competition/entries.tpl b/templates/competition/entries.tpl
index 0677b4dc..76b368cb 100644
--- a/templates/competition/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/competition/entries.tpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
         {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
         <h4 class="serendipity_title"><a href="{$entry.link}">{$entry.title}</a></h4>
                 {if $dategroup.is_sticky}
         <h3 class="serendipity_date">{$CONST.STICKY_POSTINGS}</h3>
diff --git a/templates/contest/entries.tpl b/templates/contest/entries.tpl
index 2083bfe7..0cf19555 100644
--- a/templates/contest/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/contest/entries.tpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {foreach from=$entries item="dategroup"}
     {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-    {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+    {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
 
     <div class="serendipity_Entry_Date">
         <div class="serendipity_Entry_Header">
diff --git a/templates/default/entries.tpl b/templates/default/entries.tpl
index 9adc5427..c14acd6c 100644
--- a/templates/default/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/default/entries.tpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         {/if}
 
         {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
 
         <h4 class="serendipity_title"><a href="{$entry.link}">{$entry.title}</a></h4>
 
diff --git a/templates/kubrick/entries.tpl b/templates/kubrick/entries.tpl
index 509fa663..d7733ca2 100644
--- a/templates/kubrick/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/kubrick/entries.tpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     {foreach from=$entries item="dategroup"}
         {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+        {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
         <div class="post">
             <h2 id="post-{$entry.id}"><a href="{$entry.link}">{$entry.title}</a></h2>
             {if !$is_single_entry}<div class="small">{$entry.timestamp|@formatTime:DATE_FORMAT_ENTRY}</div>{/if}
diff --git a/templates/wp/entries.tpl b/templates/wp/entries.tpl
index 4d789576..95ca707d 100644
--- a/templates/wp/entries.tpl
+++ b/templates/wp/entries.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       {/if}
 
       {foreach from=$dategroup.entries item="entry"}
-      {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope=parent}
+      {assign var="entry" value=$entry scope="parent"}
         <div class="post">
         <h3 class="storytitle" id="post-{$entry.id}"><a href="{$entry.link}" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: {$entry.title}">{$entry.title}</a></h3>