diff --git a/src/gam-install.sh b/src/gam-install.sh
index 5ca397b2..bb0d93a8 100755
--- a/src/gam-install.sh
+++ b/src/gam-install.sh
@@ -148,13 +148,12 @@ fi
 
 # Update profile to add gam command
 if [ "$update_profile" = true ]; then
-  alias_line="alias gam=$target_dir/gam/gam"
+  alias_line="alias gam=\"$target_dir/gam/gam\""
   if [ "$gamos" == "linux" ]; then
     update_profile "$HOME/.bashrc" || update_profile "$HOME/.bash_profile"
   elif [ "$gamos" == "macos" ]; then
     update_profile "$HOME/.profile" || update_profile "$HOME/.bash_profile"
   fi
-  $alias_line
 else
   echo_yellow "skipping profile update."
 fi
@@ -260,5 +259,10 @@ if (( $rc != 0 )); then
   exit
 fi
 
+echo_green "GAM installation and setup complete!"
+if [ "$update_profile" = true ]; then
+  echo_green "Please restart your terminal shell or to get started right away run:\n\n$alias_line"
+fi
+
 # Clean up after ourselves even if we are killed with CTRL-C
 trap "rm -rf $temp_archive_dir" EXIT