diff --git a/gdead b/gdead
index 1e93314..9d43f2d 100755
--- a/gdead
+++ b/gdead
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [ "$YYYY" != "" ]; then
 	YYYY1="$YYYY"; YYYY2="$YYYY"
 	if [ "$MM" != "" ]; then
 		MM1="$MM"; MM2="$MM"
-		if ["$DD" != "" ]; then
+		if [ "$DD" != "" ]; then
 			DD1="$DD"; DD2="$DD"
 		fi
 	fi