diff --git a/src/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/ghostty-shell-integration.fish b/src/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/ghostty-shell-integration.fish
index 834f0ef10..5e650da54 100644
--- a/src/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/ghostty-shell-integration.fish
+++ b/src/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/ghostty-shell-integration.fish
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function __ghostty_setup --on-event fish_prompt -d "Setup ghostty integration"
                         set -l ssh_cpath_dir
                         set -l ssh_cpath
 
-                        set ssh_terminfo (infocmp -0 -x xterm-ghostty 2>/dev/null)
+                        set ssh_terminfo "$(infocmp -0 -x xterm-ghostty 2>/dev/null)"
 
                         if test -n "$ssh_terminfo"
                             echo "Setting up xterm-ghostty terminfo on $ssh_hostname..." >&2