diff --git a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
index 069ffc46232..83b28a5a1bb 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ function hbaseprotoc_rebuild
     return 0
   fi
 
-  verify_needed_test hbaseprotoc
-  if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+  if ! verify_needed_test hbaseprotoc; then
     return 0
   fi
 
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ function hbaseprotoc_rebuild
 
   start_clock
 
-
   personality_modules patch hbaseprotoc
   modules_workers patch hbaseprotoc compile -DskipTests -Pcompile-protobuf -X -DHBasePatchProcess
 
@@ -349,8 +347,7 @@ function hbaseanti_patchfile
     return 0
   fi
 
-  verify_needed_test hbaseanti
-  if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+  if ! verify_needed_test hbaseanti; then
     return 0
   fi