diff --git a/configuration/manager/startCockroachCluster.sh b/configuration/manager/startCockroachCluster.sh
index 201de294c44f16af695dddbc4ae7435f85008940..7f29566d08244418271069f82a4047a4ffdcfcfc 100644
--- a/configuration/manager/startCockroachCluster.sh
+++ b/configuration/manager/startCockroachCluster.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ do
 
     for ip in $ipList
     do
-        if [ $ip -ne $mainIp ]
+        if [[ $ip != $mainIp ]]
         then 
             glusterListIp="$glusterListIp $ip"
         fi