diff --git a/pica-plume/entrypoint.sh b/pica-plume/entrypoint.sh
index 45019547bb33f1791c908b17937c7c5847d1ecbd..a5e8ab8672da22c68e157a7c42c9f4210b5aa0d8 100755
--- a/pica-plume/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/pica-plume/entrypoint.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ ! -f ${FIRSTLAUNCH_PATH} ]; then
 fi
 
 # Check if we updated since last launch
-if [ ${PLUME_VERSION} != $(cat ${FIRSTLAUNCH_PATH}) ]; then
+if [ "${PLUME_VERSION}" != $(cat ${FIRSTLAUNCH_PATH}) ]; then
    # If so, we need to run migrations
    echo "Instance updated since last launch, running migrations..."
    plm migration run