diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 00ceca3cad..3a9bd7eb13 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ jobs:
             command: |
               bash -c "$PACKCHECK $BUILD" || exit 1
               count=$(find . -name "*.hs" -exec grep -H '\ $' {} \; | tee /dev/tty | wc -l)
-              if $count > 0
+              if [ $count > 0 ]
               then exit 1
               fi
               git diff > tmp_len
               count2=$(awk '{ if (length($0) > 80) {print "Line length exceeds 80 : " length($0); print $0; } }' tmp_len | tee /dev/tty | wc -l)
               rm tmp_len
-              if $count2 > 0
+              if [ $count2 > 0 ]
               then exit 2
               fi              
         - *save