diff --git a/read_db.sh b/read_db.sh
index 617b83b..de24414 100755
--- a/read_db.sh
+++ b/read_db.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 : "${FSR_GEN_SSH_TO:=fsmi-login.fsmi.uni-karlsruhe.de}"
-: "${FSR_GEN_SSH:=$(test "$(hostname -d)" = "fsmi.uni-karlsruhe.de"; echo $?)}"
+: "${FSR_GEN_SSH:=$(test "$(hostname -d)" = "fsmi.uni-karlsruhe.de" || echo 1)}"
 
 sql() {
 	# $1: select