diff --git a/src/freedombone-base-tripwire b/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
index 446415d3..fd55e9f4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
+++ b/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function install_tripwire {
     echo '
 
 ' | tripwire --init --cfgfile /etc/tripwire/tw.cfg --polfile /etc/tripwire/tw.pol --dbfile /var/lib/tripwire/${HOSTNAME}.twd
-    if [ ! -f /var/lib/tripwire/$(HOSTNAME).twd ]; then
+    if [ ! -f /var/lib/tripwire/${HOSTNAME}.twd ]; then
         echo $'tripwire database was not created'
         exit 72925
     fi