diff --git a/bin/steps/pip-install b/bin/steps/pip-install
index 4c633b0..fd60ae9 100755
--- a/bin/steps/pip-install
+++ b/bin/steps/pip-install
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PIP_STATUS="$?"
 
 echo "$PIP_STATUS"
 
-if [[ "$PIP_STATUS" ]]; then
+if [[ $PIP_STATUS ]]; then
     echo "an error occurred."
     show-warnings
     exit 1