diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index b4aeb7f53..8fb6cae7e 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ check_hive_init_then_reboot() {
 	local return_val
 	return_val="$(wait_for_file /opt/so/state/thehive.txt 20 5)"
 
-	if [ "$return_val" != 0 ]; then
+	if [[ $return_val != 0 ]]; then
 		return "$return_val"
 	fi