diff --git a/ctdb/tests/CLUSTER/complex/11_ctdb_delip_removes_ip.sh b/ctdb/tests/CLUSTER/complex/11_ctdb_delip_removes_ip.sh
index 21e6d1e7914..72a498b2dd8 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/CLUSTER/complex/11_ctdb_delip_removes_ip.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/CLUSTER/complex/11_ctdb_delip_removes_ip.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ increment=5
 count=0
 echo "Waiting for ${test_ip} to disappear from node ${test_node}..."
 while :; do
-	try_command_on_node -v $test_node "ip addr show to ${test_node}"
-	if -n "$out"; then
+	try_command_on_node -v $test_node "ip addr show to ${test_ip}"
+	if [ -n "$out" ]; then
 		echo "Still there..."
 		if [ $(($count * $increment)) -ge $timeout ]; then
 			echo "BAD: Timed out waiting..."