diff --git a/repos.sh b/repos.sh
index 75764f7..0192700 100755
--- a/repos.sh
+++ b/repos.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ else
 				for j in ${PATH_PREFIX}/${REPO}/* ; do
 					if [ -d "$j" ]; then
 						n=${j##*/}
-						if [ $n != "__unported__" ]; then
+						if [ "$n" != "__unported__" ]; then
 							if [ -h ${SYMLINKS_PATH}/$n ]; then
 								printf "symlink exists '${REPO}/$n'\n"
 								if [ "$ADD_REMOTE" = "YES" ]; then