diff --git a/cmd/kops/completion.go b/cmd/kops/completion.go
index 69ec277ed2..1b7bec2b8f 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/completion.go
@@ -75,18 +75,14 @@ var (
 	source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion
 
 	# Bash completion support
-	printf "
-	  source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion
-	   " >> $HOME/.bash_profile
-	  source $HOME/.bash_profile
-	  source <(kops completion bash)
-	  kops completion bash > ~/.kops/completion.bash.inc
-	printf "
+	printf "source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
+	source $HOME/.bash_profile  
+	source <(kops completion bash)
+	kops completion bash > ~/.kops/completion.bash.inc
+	chmod +x $HOME/.kops/completion.bash.inc
 
 	# kops shell completion
-	$HOME/.kops/completion.bash.inc'
-	" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
-
+	printf "$HOME/.kops/completion.bash.inc\n" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
 	source $HOME/.bash_profile
 
 	# Load the kops completion code for zsh[1] into the current shell
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_completion.md b/docs/cli/kops_completion.md
index c9b8a33047..9a02c69ab3 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_completion.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_completion.md
@@ -23,18 +23,14 @@ kops completion
   source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion
   
   # Bash completion support
-  printf "
-  source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion
-  " >> $HOME/.bash_profile
+  printf "source $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion\n" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
   source $HOME/.bash_profile
   source <(kops completion bash)
   kops completion bash > ~/.kops/completion.bash.inc
-  printf "
+  chmod +x $HOME/.kops/completion.bash.inc
   
   # kops shell completion
-  $HOME/.kops/completion.bash.inc'
-  " >> $HOME/.bash_profile
-  
+  printf "$HOME/.kops/completion.bash.inc\n" >> $HOME/.bash_profile
   source $HOME/.bash_profile
   
   # Load the kops completion code for zsh[1] into the current shell