diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index b1156ef6..a5502f38 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ get_term() {
     # Check $PPID for terminal emulator.
     while [[ -z "$term" ]]; do
         parent="$(get_ppid "$parent")"
-        if [ $parent -lt 2 ]; then
+        if [ "$parent" -lt 2 ]; then
             parent=1
             term="kernel shell on $(tty)"
         fi
@@ -4322,4 +4322,4 @@ main() {
     return 0
 }
 
-main "$@"
+main "$@"
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