diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 7d003976..2484f76a 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@
         if [ -z "${search}" ]; then ExitFatal "Missing process to search for when using IsRunning function"; fi
         RUNNING=0
         # AIX does not fully support pgrep options, so using ps instead
-        if [ -n "${PGREPBINARY}" -a ! "${OS}" = "AIX" ]; then
+        if [ -n "${PGREPBINARY}" ] && [ "${OS}" != "AIX" ]; then
             # When --user is used, perform a search using the -u option
                             # Initialize users for strict mode
             if [ -n "${users:-}" ]; then