diff --git a/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_cli_deb.sh b/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_cli_deb.sh
index 5fdec937..f971f5fa 100755
--- a/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_cli_deb.sh
+++ b/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_cli_deb.sh
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ cp -f /veilid/target/$CARGO_ARCH/release/veilid-cli /dpkg/veilid-cli/usr/bin
 # pack it up
 dpkg-deb -b /dpkg/veilid-cli/
 # Appropriatly name the package for STABLE or NIGHTLY release
-if [ "$3" = true ]
+if [ "$3" = "true" ]
 then
     mv /dpkg/veilid-cli.deb /dpkg/out/veilid-cli-$BUILD_DATE\_$ARCH.deb
-elif [ "$3" = false ]
+elif [ "$3" = "false" ]
 then
     mv /dpkg/veilid-cli.deb /dpkg/out/veilid-cli-$CARGO_VERSION\_$ARCH.deb
 else
diff --git a/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_server_deb.sh b/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_server_deb.sh
index 40a4540b..dfca29dd 100755
--- a/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_server_deb.sh
+++ b/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_server_deb.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ cp -f /veilid/target/$CARGO_ARCH/release/veilid-server /dpkg/veilid-server/usr/b
 # pack it up
 dpkg-deb -b /dpkg/veilid-server/
 # Appropriatly name the package for STABLE or NIGHTLY release
-if [ "$3" = true ]
+if [ "$3" = "true" ]
 then
     mv /dpkg/veilid-server.deb /dpkg/out/veilid-server-$BUILD_DATE\_$ARCH.deb
-elif [ "$3" = false ]
+elif [ "$3" = "false" ]
 then
     mv /dpkg/veilid-server.deb /dpkg/out/veilid-server-$CARGO_VERSION\_$ARCH.deb
 else
diff --git a/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh b/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh
index f5b07224..b9884df5 100755
--- a/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh
+++ b/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ CARGO_VERSION="$(/veilid/package/cargo_version.sh /veilid/veilid-cli/Cargo.toml)
     
 # veilid-cli spec file
 cp -rf /veilid/package/rpm/veilid-cli/veilid-cli.spec /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
-if [ "$3" = true ]
+if [ "$3" = "true" ]
 then
     /veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-cli.spec RELEASE_VERSION $BUILD_DATE
-elif [ "$3" = false ]
+elif [ "$3" = "false" ]
     /veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-cli.spec RELEASE_VERSION $CARGO_VERSION
 else
     echo $3 "is not a valid state to determine if the build is STABLE or NIGHTLY"
diff --git a/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh b/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh
index 590c4f45..267ff704 100755
--- a/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh
+++ b/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ CARGO_VERSION="$(/veilid/package/cargo_version.sh /veilid/veilid-server/Cargo.to
 # veilid-server spec file
 cp -rf /veilid/package/rpm/veilid-server/veilid-server.spec /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
 # Select CARGO_VERSION for STABLE releases or BUILD_DATE for NIGHTLY releases
-if [ "$3" = true ]
+if [ "$3" = "true" ]
 then
     /veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-server.spec RELEASE_VERSION $BUILD_DATE
-elif [ "$3" = false ]
+elif [ "$3" = "false" ]
     /veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-server.spec RELEASE_VERSION $CARGO_VERSION
 else
     echo $3 "is not a valid state to determine if the build is STABLE or NIGHTLY"