diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index c4ff904..54847ea 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # dependencies used by the app
 if [ "$lsb_release --codename --short" = "buster"]; then
   pkg_dependencies="php7.3-sqlite3"
-else [ "$lsb_release --codename --short" = "stretch"]; then
+else [ "$lsb_release --codename --short" = "stretch"]
   pkg_dependencies="php7.0-sqlite3"
 fi