diff --git a/support/functions/_update b/support/functions/_update
index 661a06d..ac945e0 100644
--- a/support/functions/_update
+++ b/support/functions/_update
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ update_me(){
 	fi
 
 	online_revision=$(gitrevision $s3url)
-	if [ ! $local_revision == $online_revision ]
+	if [ ! "$local_revision" == "$online_revision" ]
 	then
 		printf "  update s3_git to\n  Local Revision: $online_revision\n"
 		svn -q checkout "$s3url" "$s3local"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ update_emu(){
 	fi
 
 	online_revision=$(gitrevision $emuurl)
-	if [ ! $local_revision == $online_revision ]
+	if [ ! "$local_revision" == "$online_revision" ]
 	then
 		printf "  update emu_git to\n  Local Revision: $online_revision\n"
 		svn -q checkout "$emuurl" "$emulocal"