diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-tox b/src/freedombone-app-tox
index 3b829c38..f8cf7ca2 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-tox
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-tox
@@ -717,8 +717,7 @@ function mesh_tox_client {
       echo "cd $INSTALL_DIR/toxic";
       echo "git checkout $TOXIC_COMMIT -b $TOXIC_COMMIT";
       echo "export DISABLE_DESKTOP_NOTIFY=$toxic_disable_notify";
-      echo 'make';
-      echo 'if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then';
+      echo 'if ! make; then';
       echo '    exit 1';
       echo 'fi';
       echo 'make install';