diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index 74fa56d68..9f7510b5d 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && [ $ignoreRoot -eq 0 ]; then
   echo "You shouldn't start Etherpad as root!"
   echo "Please type 'Etherpad rocks my socks' or supply the '--root' argument if you still want to start it as root"
   read rocks
-  if [ ! "$rocks" == "Etherpad rocks my socks" ]
+  if [ ! "$rocks" = "Etherpad rocks my socks" ]
   then
     echo "Your input was incorrect"
     exit 1