diff --git a/xmpp-wizard.sh b/xmpp-wizard.sh
index e5792c2..7800060 100644
--- a/xmpp-wizard.sh
+++ b/xmpp-wizard.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ for vhost in ${domains[@]}; do # for each vhost
         ((index++))
 
         [ ! -d "$certdir[$index]" ] && # if there is no certificate for the domain 
-            if [ systemctl is-active --quiet nginx ]
+            if systemctl is-active --quiet nginx
             then
                 pacman -S --noconfirm python3-certbot-nginx
                 certbot -d "$vhost" certonly --nginx --register-unsafely-without-email --agree-tos # request cert with nginx