diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-chown-files b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-chown-files
index 3fa19bc..b8bb32b 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-chown-files
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-chown-files
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ ! -e "/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml
   exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ ! `stat -c %U /config/Library` = "abc" ]; then
+if [ ! "$(stat -c %U /config/Library)" = "abc" ]; then
   echo "Change in ownership detected, please be patient while we chown existing files"
   echo "This could take some time"
   chown abc:abc -R \