diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00cb8c6..d994e8c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@ for ((idxA=0; idxA<max; idxA++)); do              # iterate idxA from 0 to lengt
         else
           #custom execution for first run:
           if [ "$counter" == 0 ]; then
-            echo "gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $file"
+            gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $file
 
           #custom execution for last run:
           elif [ "$counter" == $((ans-1)) ]; then
-            echo "gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $file.ENCRYPTED $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))"
+            gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $file.ENCRYPTED $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))
 
           #normal execution:
           else
-            echo "gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))"
+            gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))
 
           fi
           #increase loop counter:
diff --git a/_Examples/gpg-quorum_4of5.sh b/_Examples/gpg-quorum_4of5.sh
index 4eb81a0..0a6213a 100755
--- a/_Examples/gpg-quorum_4of5.sh
+++ b/_Examples/gpg-quorum_4of5.sh
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ for ((idxA=0; idxA<max; idxA++)); do              # iterate idxA from 0 to lengt
         else
           #custom execution for first run:
           if [ "$counter" == 0 ]; then
-            echo "gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $file"
+            gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $file
 
           #custom execution for last run:
           elif [ "$counter" == $((ans-1)) ]; then
-            echo "gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $file.ENCRYPTED $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))"
+            gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $file.ENCRYPTED $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))
 
           #normal execution:
           else
-            echo "gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))"
+            gpg -ea -r "${emails[$idxA]}" -r "${emails[$idxB]}" -r "${emails[$idxC]}" -r "${emails[$idxD]}" "$debug" --output $workdir/$file.step$counter $workdir/$file.step$((counter-1))
 
           fi
           #increase loop counter: