diff --git a/kuma-push.sh b/kuma-push.sh
index 2ecdfae..d4d6ca2 100644
--- a/kuma-push.sh
+++ b/kuma-push.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ BASE="https://status.jordanwages.com/api/push"
 CURL_OPTS=(--silent --show-error --max-time 4)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
-# Small random delay so many VMs don’t hammer Kuma at the same second
+# Small random delay so many VMs don't hammer Kuma at the same second
 sleep $(( RANDOM % 5 ))    # 0-4 s
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 push() {                    # id status msg ping
   curl "${CURL_OPTS[@]}" \
        "${BASE}/${1}?status=${2}&msg=${3// /%20}&ping=${4}" \
-       || true              # don’t let a failed push abort the script
+       || true              # don't let a failed push abort the script
 }
 
 check_http() {              # url
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ check_http() {              # url
 check_service() { systemctl is-active --quiet "$1" && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
 check_docker()  { docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$1" &>/dev/null && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
 check_mount()   { mountpoint -q "$1" && echo "up 0" || echo "down 0"; }
-check_native()  { echo "up 0"; }   # simply reports “alive”
+check_native()  { echo "up 0"; }   # simply reports "alive"
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # Iterate over YAML entries (null-delimited to survive spaces)