diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fe893af2..989bfdf0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ services:
   - docker
 
 before_install:
-  - if [ $BUILD != "development"]; then
+  - if [[ "$BUILD" -ne "development" ]]; then
     echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
     sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install git
     fi
-  - if [ $BUILD == "development" ];then
+  - if [[ $BUILD == "development" ]];then
     sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install docker-compose;
     fi
 
 install:
-  - if [ $BUILD == "development" ];then
+  - if [[ $BUILD == "development" ]];then
     chmod ugo+x ./dbench;
     chmod ugo+x ./test.sh;
     ./dbench setup docker;