diff --git a/contrib/offline/manage-offline-container-images.sh b/contrib/offline/manage-offline-container-images.sh
index a04e9e749..3fbd0f5ea 100755
--- a/contrib/offline/manage-offline-container-images.sh
+++ b/contrib/offline/manage-offline-container-images.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function register_container_images() {
 
 	tar -zxvf ${IMAGE_TAR_FILE}
 
-	if [ "${create_registry}" ]; then
+	if ${create_registry}; then
 		sudo ${runtime} load -i ${IMAGE_DIR}/registry-latest.tar
 		set +e