diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 2760718..8587fd6 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ else
 
   echo "init as master set to $init_as_xmaster"
 
-  if [ "$init_as_xmaster" == "yes" ]; then
+  if [ "$init_as_xmaster" = "yes" ]; then
     echo "node type set to master"
     echo -n "export NODE_TYPE=master" | tee $WA_REPO/node_type.sh
     NODE_TYPE=master