diff --git a/gravity-sync.sh b/gravity-sync.sh
index 23d2ebd..5462b0c 100755
--- a/gravity-sync.sh
+++ b/gravity-sync.sh
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ function validate_os_sshpass {
 	MESSAGE="Testing SSH Connection"
 	echo -e "$STAT $MESSAGE"
 	echo -e "${SSHPASSWORD} ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} 'exit'"
-	${SSHPASSWORD} ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} 'exit'
+	$SSHPASSWORD ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} 'exit'
 		error_validate
 	
 }