diff --git a/tests/p_iputils/tracepath_test.sh b/tests/p_iputils/tracepath_test.sh
index 5b08ad4..d5aec4a 100755
--- a/tests/p_iputils/tracepath_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_iputils/tracepath_test.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ then
     t_Log "${TEST} reached ${HOST}"
     ret_val=0
   fi
-  if ([ $COUNT = 0 ] && $ [ TTL = 1 ])
+  if ([ $COUNT = 0 ] && [ $TTL = 1 ])
   then
     t_Log "${TEST} didn't reach ${HOST} because of too many hops. This is treated as SUCCESS."
     ret_val=1