diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index eeb5efe..f17ed88 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -1975,6 +1975,8 @@ else
     start_viewer
 fi
 
-[ -n "${MONITOR_CMD}" ] && monitor_send_cmd "${MONITOR_CMD}"
+if [ -n "${MONITOR_CMD}" ]; then
+    monitor_send_cmd "${MONITOR_CMD}"
+fi
 
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