diff --git a/jetty-home/src/main/resources/bin/jetty.sh b/jetty-home/src/main/resources/bin/jetty.sh
index 069fd55ec30..0c183e1c029 100755
--- a/jetty-home/src/main/resources/bin/jetty.sh
+++ b/jetty-home/src/main/resources/bin/jetty.sh
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ fi
 #####################################################
 # Set STARTED timeout
 #####################################################
-if [ -z "$JETTY_START_TIMEOUT"]
+if [ -z "$JETTY_START_TIMEOUT" ]
 then
   JETTY_START_TIMEOUT=60
 fi