diff --git a/components/node/files/scripts/start-node.sh b/components/node/files/scripts/start-node.sh
index f7564a5..57d3837 100644
--- a/components/node/files/scripts/start-node.sh
+++ b/components/node/files/scripts/start-node.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ else
     echo "Primary host is : ${primaryHost}, port: ${primaryPort}"
     currentHost=$(hostname -f)
     echo "Current host is : ${currentHost}"
-    if [ ${primaryHost} = "NULL" ]; then
+    if [ "${primaryHost}" = "NULL" ]; then
         echo "Not primary yet, starting as primary"
         startPrimary=1
     else