diff --git a/bin/org-capture b/bin/org-capture
index 573ed6212..f298b5b60 100755
--- a/bin/org-capture
+++ b/bin/org-capture
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ shift $((OPTIND-1))
 [ -t 0 ] && str="$*" || str=$(cat)
 
 # Fix incompatible terminals that cause odd 'not a valid terminal' errors
-[ $TERM -eq "alacritty" ] && export TERM=xterm-256color
+[ $TERM = "alacritty" ] && export TERM=xterm-256color
 
 if [ $daemon ]; then
   emacsclient -a "" \