diff --git a/nextcloud-startup-script.sh b/nextcloud-startup-script.sh
index b6a06c44..3f05a075 100644
--- a/nextcloud-startup-script.sh
+++ b/nextcloud-startup-script.sh
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@ echo "Please be patient, it may take a while."
 sudo /etc/init.d/mysql reload & spinner_loading
 #mysqladmin shutdown & spinner_loading
 #systemctl restart mariadb & spinner_loading
-RESULT="mysqlshow --user=root --password=$MARIADBMYCNFPASS $NCCONFIGDB| grep -v Wildcard | grep -o $NCCONFIGDB"
-if [ "$RESULT" == "$NCCONFIGDB" ]; then
-    check_command mysql -u root -e "ALTER DATABASE $NCCONFIGDB CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;"
+RESULT="$(mysqlshow --user=root --password=$MARIADBMYCNFPASS $NCCONFIGDB | grep -v Wildcard | grep -o $NCCONFIGDB)"
+if [ "$RESULT" == "$NCCONFIGDB" ]
+then
+    check_command 'mysql -u root -e "ALTER DATABASE $NCCONFIGDB CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;"'
     wait
 fi
 check_command sudo -u www-data $NCPATH/occ config:system:set mysql.utf8mb4 --type boolean --value="true"