diff --git a/example_problems/hello/submissions/run_time_error/test-chroot-escape.sh b/example_problems/hello/submissions/run_time_error/test-chroot-escape.sh
index 017c0115aa..fde0cdf4f2 100644
--- a/example_problems/hello/submissions/run_time_error/test-chroot-escape.sh
+++ b/example_problems/hello/submissions/run_time_error/test-chroot-escape.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 # @EXPECTED_RESULTS@: RUN_TIME_ERROR
 
 ischroot
-if [ ischroot ]; then
+if ischroot; then
     # We expect to be in the jail
     chroot /proc/1/root
-    if [ ischroot ]; then
+    if ischroot; then
         # We expect to still be in the jail
         exit 1
     else