diff --git a/bin/terminate b/bin/terminate
index 6aec254..da3fcad 100755
--- a/bin/terminate
+++ b/bin/terminate
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ while getopts "hvi:o:" option; do
 	esac
 done
 
-if [ $ERROR -eq 1 ]; then
-	error "Invalid parameter\\n$(usage)"
+if [ "$ERROR" -eq 1 ]; then
+	error "$(usage)"
 fi
 
 exitIfEmpty "$INPUT_FILE" "Input file is missing (-i)"