diff --git a/dev-support/publish_hbase_website.sh b/dev-support/publish_hbase_website.sh
index f63cc216c1f..0350a6d5fab 100755
--- a/dev-support/publish_hbase_website.sh
+++ b/dev-support/publish_hbase_website.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if [ $INTERACTIVE ]; then
         [Yy]* ) 
     			mvn clean package javadoc:aggregate site site:stage -DskipTests
           status=$?
-          if [ $status != 0 ]; then
+          if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "The website does not build. Aborting."
             exit $status
           fi