diff --git a/scripts/rtupdate b/scripts/rtupdate
index 941165f..4800de1 100644
--- a/scripts/rtupdate
+++ b/scripts/rtupdate
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ user_list=*
 
 for user in $user_list
   do
-    if [ ! $user = '*' ]; then
+    if [ ! "$user" = '*' ]; then
       echo "Restarting rtorrent for $user"
       su $user -c 'rt restart >> /dev/null 2>&1'
     fi