diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index af67e180a1b7af65b87da25cdafd559c5a5cdcbd..faba42ce8f22855216883eaa9c0be6276ec6e42a 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SELF=$(basename $0)
 
 fatal() {
 	echo "$SELF: fatal: $1" >&2
-	[ -z $2] && exit 1
+	[ -z $2 ] && exit 1
 	exit $2
 }