diff --git a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
index cf7c6b900c2..b7a2f9730cd 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ function personality_modules
     yetus_debug "EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL = ${EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL}"
     yetus_debug "INCLUDE_TESTS_URL = ${INCLUDE_TESTS_URL}"
     if [[ -n "$EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL" ]]; then
-        wget "$EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL" -O "excludes"
-        if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        if wget "$EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL" -O "excludes"; then
           excludes=$(cat excludes)
           yetus_debug "excludes=${excludes}"
           if [[ -n "${excludes}" ]]; then
@@ -132,8 +131,7 @@ function personality_modules
                "${EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL}. Ignoring and proceeding."
         fi
     elif [[ -n "$INCLUDE_TESTS_URL" ]]; then
-        wget "$INCLUDE_TESTS_URL" -O "includes"
-        if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        if wget "$INCLUDE_TESTS_URL" -O "includes"; then
           includes=$(cat includes)
           yetus_debug "includes=${includes}"
           if [[ -n "${includes}" ]]; then