diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/rcons b/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
index a226f3bfc..ec599ea46 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ USE_CONFLUENT=0
 CONSOLE_SERVICE_KEYWORD=`tabdump site | grep consoleservice | cut -d, -f1 | tr -d '"'`
 CONSOLE_SERVICE_VALUE=`tabdump site | grep consoleservice | cut -d, -f2 | tr -d '"'`
 
-if [ $CONSOLE_SERVICE_KEYWORD == "consoleservice" ]; then
-    if [ $CONSOLE_SERVICE_VALUE == "confluent" ]; then
+if [ "$CONSOLE_SERVICE_KEYWORD" == "consoleservice" ]; then
+    if [ "$CONSOLE_SERVICE_VALUE" == "confluent" ]; then
         USE_CONFLUENT=1
     fi
 fi