diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 3c06405..88aeed5 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [ "$EXTERNAL_SECRET" ]; then
 
   kubectl -n "$NAMESPACE" get es "$EXTERNAL_SECRET" -o json | jq 
 
-  if [ "$(kubectl -n "$NAMESPACE" get es "$EXTERNAL_SECRET" -o json | jq '.status.conditions.[0].reason' | xargs)" == "SecretSynced" ]; then
+  if [ `kubectl -n "$NAMESPACE" get es "$EXTERNAL_SECRET" -o json | jq '.status.conditions.[0].reason' | xargs` == "SecretSynced" ]; then
     echo "$EXTERNAL_SECRET OK"
   else
     echo "$EXTERNAL_SECRET has an unvalid status, please review it"