diff --git a/developer/bin/cask_switch_https b/developer/bin/cask_switch_https
index c7845f1eb2..ba5f8ab3af 100755
--- a/developer/bin/cask_switch_https
+++ b/developer/bin/cask_switch_https
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 
 set -o pipefail
 
-readonly program="$(basename "$0")"
+readonly program="$(basename "${0}")"
 skip_curl_verify=0
 verbose=0
 
 syntax_error() {
-  echo "$program: $1" >&2
-  echo "Try \`$program --help\` for more information." >&2
+  echo "${program}: ${1}" >&2
+  echo "Try \`${program} --help\` for more information." >&2
   exit 1
 }
 
 depends_on() {
-  formula="$1"
-  [[ "$#" -eq 2 ]] && cmd="$2" || cmd=$(basename "${formula}")
+  formula="${1}"
+  [[ "$#" -eq 2 ]] && cmd="${2}" || cmd=$(basename "${formula}")
 
-  if [[ ! $(which ${cmd}) ]]; then
+  if [[ ! $(which "${cmd}") ]]; then
     echo -e "$(tput setaf 1)
       This script depends on '${cmd}'.
       If you have [Homebrew](http://brew.sh), you can install it with 'brew install ${formula}'.
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ usage() {
 }
 
 # available flags
-while [[ "$1" ]]; do
-  case "$1" in
+while [[ "${1}" ]]; do
+  case "${1}" in
     -h | --help)
       usage
       exit 0
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ while [[ "$1" ]]; do
       verbose=1
       ;;
     -*)
-      syntax_error "unrecognized option: $1"
+      syntax_error "unrecognized option: ${1}"
       ;;
     *)
       break
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ done
 
 # define function to check if given URL exists and is reachable using HTTPS
 check_url_for_https() {
-  cask_url="$1"
-  verbose_option=""
+  cask_url="${1}"
+  verbose_option=''
 
-  [[ ${verbose} -ne 0 ]] && verbose_option="-v "
+  [[ "${verbose}" -ne 0 ]] && verbose_option="-v "
 
   # check if the URL sends a 200 HTTP code, else abort
-  curl-check-url ${verbose_option} "${cask_url}" > /dev/null
-  exit_code=$?
+  curl-check-url "${verbose_option}" "${cask_url}" > /dev/null
+  exit_code="$?"
 
-  if [[ exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+  if [[ "${exit_code}" -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "curl returned ${exit_code}: FAIL for ${cask_url}"
     return 1
   fi
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ check_url_for_https() {
 
 # define function to modify part of stanza
 replace_protocol_of_stanza() {
-  cask_file="$1"
-  stanza="$2"
-  old_value="$3"
-  new_value="$4"
+  cask_file="${1}"
+  stanza="${2}"
+  old_value="${3}"
+  new_value="${4}"
 
   sed "s|${stanza} \(['\"]\)${old_value}://|${stanza} \1${new_value}://|g" "${cask_file}" > tmpfile
   mv tmpfile "${cask_file}"
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ replace_protocol_of_stanza() {
 # define abort function, that will reset the state
 finish() {
   # show message
-  if [[ "$1" == 'abort' ]]; then
-    echo -e "$(tput setaf 1)$2$(tput sgr0)\n"
+  if [[ "${1}" == 'abort' ]]; then
+    echo -e "$(tput setaf 1)${2}$(tput sgr0)\n"
     [[ ! -z "${cask_file}" ]] && git checkout -- "${cask_file}"
     exit 1
-  elif [[ "$1" == 'success' ]]; then
+  elif [[ "${1}" == 'success' ]]; then
     echo -e "$(tput setaf 2)Updated: ${cask_name} is now using HTTPS$(tput sgr0)\n"
     exit 0
   fi
@@ -126,22 +126,21 @@ if [[ -z "${casks_dir}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # exit if no argument was given: Run in current directory
-if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+if [[ -z "${1}" ]]; then
   options=""
   [[ ${skip_curl_verify} -ne 0 ]] && options+=" --skip-verify"
   [[ ${verbose} -ne 0 ]] && options+=" --verbose"
 
   for file in *.rb;
   do
-    "$0" ${options} ${file}
+    "${0}" "${options}" "${file}"
   done
 
   exit 0
 fi
 
 # clean the cask's name, and check if it is valid
-cask_name="$1"
-[[ "${cask_name}" == *'.rb' ]] && cask_name=$(echo "${cask_name}" | sed 's|\.rb$||')
+cask_name="${1%.rb}" # remove '.rb' extension, if present
 cask_file="./${cask_name}.rb"
 [[ ! -f "${cask_file}" ]] && finish abort 'There is no such cask'
 
@@ -167,17 +166,17 @@ for stanza in url appcast homepage; do
     continue
   fi
 
-  replace_protocol_of_stanza ${cask_file} ${stanza} "http" "https"
+  replace_protocol_of_stanza "${cask_file}" "${stanza}" "http" "https"
 
   if [[ ${skip_curl_verify} -eq 0 ]]; then
-    check_url_for_https $(brew cask _stanza ${stanza} "${cask_name}")
+    check_url_for_https "$(brew cask _stanza "${stanza}" "${cask_name}")"
   else
     true
   fi
 
   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "Restored original value for stanza ${stanza} as curl check failed"
-    replace_protocol_of_stanza ${cask_file} ${stanza} "https" "http"
+    replace_protocol_of_stanza "${cask_file}" "${stanza}" "https" "http"
   else
     updated_stanzas=$((updated_stanzas+1))
   fi