diff --git a/rstudio-server/files/tomcat_checkandstart b/rstudio-server/files/tomcat_checkandstart
index 14f92b0b..5b67208d 100644
--- a/rstudio-server/files/tomcat_checkandstart
+++ b/rstudio-server/files/tomcat_checkandstart
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ISTOMCATRUNNING=="$(ps -fu gcube | grep -v grep | grep -c java)"
+ISTOMCATRUNNING="$(ps -fu gcube | grep -v grep | grep -c java)"
 
 if (( $ISTOMCATRUNNING == 0 ))
 then
   sleep 60
-  ISTOMCATRUNNING=="$(ps -fu gcube | grep -v grep | grep -c java)"
+  ISTOMCATRUNNING="$(ps -fu gcube | grep -v grep | grep -c java)"
 fi
 
 if (( $ISTOMCATRUNNING == 0 ))