diff --git a/checks/check_extra713 b/checks/check_extra713
index ecd5239e..6a493804 100644
--- a/checks/check_extra713
+++ b/checks/check_extra713
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ extra713(){
   # Guardduty Regions are not the same as REGIONS
   PYTHON=$(which python)
   if [ ! -z "${PYTHON}" ]; then
-    GD_REGIONS=$($PYTHON -c "import boto3 ; session = boto3.session.Session() ; print (session.get_available_regions('guardduty'))")
+    GD_REGIONS=($($PYTHON -c "import boto3 ; session = boto3.session.Session() ; print (session.get_available_regions('guardduty'))"))
   else
     GD_REGIONS=$REGIONS
   fi
 
   # "Check if GuardDuty is enabled (Not Scored) (Not part of CIS benchmark)"
-  for regx in $GD_REGIONS; do
+  for GD_REGION in "${GD_REGIONS[@]}"; do
+    regx="$(echo "$GD_REGION" | cut -d \' -f 2 | cut -d \' -f 1)"
     LIST_OF_GUARDDUTY_DETECTORS=$($AWSCLI guardduty list-detectors $PROFILE_OPT --region $regx --output text 2> /dev/null | cut -f2)
     if [[ $LIST_OF_GUARDDUTY_DETECTORS ]];then
       while read -r detector;do