diff --git a/meta/mm_getusers.sas b/meta/mm_getusers.sas
index 4ed8b1e..c3537ec 100644
--- a/meta/mm_getusers.sas
+++ b/meta/mm_getusers.sas
@@ -61,12 +61,19 @@ filename response temp;
     put "<Templates>";
     put "<Person Name=""/>";
     put "</Templates>";
-    put '<XMLSELECT search="Person[@Name='!!"'&user'"!!']"/>';
+    length string $10000;
+    string=cats('<XMLSELECT search="Person[@Name=',"'&user'",']"/>');
+    put string;
     put "</Options>";
     put "</GetMetadataObjects>";
   run;
   proc metadata in=inref out=response;
   run;
+  data _null_;
+    infile response;
+    input;
+    list;
+  run;
 %end;
 
 filename sxlemap temp;