diff --git a/makesure.awk b/makesure.awk
index 31561af..cb6540c 100755
--- a/makesure.awk
+++ b/makesure.awk
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ function registerDependsOn(goalName,   i,dep,x,y) {
         x = goalName SUBSEP DependenciesCnt[goalName] - 1
         y = x SUBSEP DependencyArgsCnt[x]++
         DependencyArgs[y] = $i
-        DependencyArgsType[y] = Quotes[i] ? "str" : "var"
+        DependencyArgsType[y] = "u" == Quotes[i] ? "var" : "str"
       }
     } else
       registerDependency(goalName, dep)
diff --git a/tests/27_parameterized_goals.tush b/tests/27_parameterized_goals.tush
index a4a5f42..1359783 100644
--- a/tests/27_parameterized_goals.tush
+++ b/tests/27_parameterized_goals.tush
@@ -207,15 +207,15 @@ $ cd "$MYDIR"; ./$MAKESURE -f tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh -l
 @ nothing allowed after goal name:
 @ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:43: @goal a7 b7 c7 @params D          # wrong goal name / @params in wrong pos
 @ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: 'a':
-@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A-B _A %& # wrong param names
+@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A.B _A @@ # wrong param names
 @ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: 'hello':
-@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A-B _A %& # wrong param names
+@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A.B _A @@ # wrong param names
 @ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: '1A':
-@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A-B _A %& # wrong param names
-@ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: 'A-B':
-@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A-B _A %& # wrong param names
-@ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: '%&':
-@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A-B _A %& # wrong param names
+@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A.B _A @@ # wrong param names
+@ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: 'A.B':
+@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A.B _A @@ # wrong param names
+@ @param name should match /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/: '@@':
+@ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:46: @goal g  @params a hello 1A A.B _A @@ # wrong param names
 @ Goal 'a' has unknown dependency 'unknown1':
 @ tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh:10: @depends_on unknown1             # err unknown dep
 @ Goal 'a' has unknown dependency 'unknown2':
diff --git a/tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh b/tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh
index 638ca6f..32ad45c 100644
--- a/tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh
+++ b/tests/27_parameterized_goals_10_errors.sh
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
 @goal a7 b7 c7 @params D          # wrong goal name / @params in wrong pos
   echo ""
 
-@goal g  @params a hello 1A A-B _A %& # wrong param names
+@goal g  @params a hello 1A A.B _A @@ # wrong param names
 @goal g1 @params GOOD _GOOD_ GOOD_123 GOOD123 _1 _ ___