diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index 76e7500..0ba08d8 100755
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function header()     { local _message="========== ${@} ==========  "; echo "$(_
 
 # Log messages when verbose is set to "1"
 verbose() {
-  if [ "${verbose}" == "1" ]; then
+  if [ "${verbose}" -eq "1" ]; then
     debug "$@"
   fi
 }