diff --git a/tinc/check-node b/tinc/check-node
index afc7f9f..f9d9fcc 100644
--- a/tinc/check-node
+++ b/tinc/check-node
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 num_macs=`ls /tmp/tinc/peer/$NODE/mac | wc -l`
 num_ips=`ls /tmp/tinc/peer/$NODE/ip | wc -l`
 if [ "$num_macs" = "1" ]; then
-  if [ "$num_ips" = "0"]; then
+  if [ "$num_ips" = "0" ]; then
     exit 1
   fi