diff --git a/bin/doom-doctor b/bin/doom-doctor
index 2f2030a1f..0ad1e003a 100755
--- a/bin/doom-doctor
+++ b/bin/doom-doctor
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ":"; command -v emacs >/dev/null || { >&2 echo "Emacs isn't installed"; exit 1; } # -*-emacs-lisp-*-
-":"; [[ $(emacs --version | head -n1) == *\ 2[0-2].[0-1].[0-9] ]] && { echo "You're running $(emacs --version | head -n1)"; echo "That version is too old to run the doctor. Check your PATH"; echo; exit 2; } || exec emacs --quick --script "$0"
+":"; VERSION=$(emacs --version | head -n1)
+":"; [[ $VERSION == *\ 2[0-2].[0-1].[0-9] ]] && { echo "You're running $VERSION"; echo "That version is too old to run the doctor. Check your PATH"; echo; exit 2; }
+":"; exec emacs --quick --script "$0"; exit 0
 
 ;; Uses a couple simple heuristics to locate issues with your environment that
 ;; could interfere with running or setting up DOOM Emacs.