diff --git a/sbin/monitor_interface b/sbin/monitor_interface
index 18e18d7f0..62d781a5e 100755
--- a/sbin/monitor_interface
+++ b/sbin/monitor_interface
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ while :; do
         if [[ $STATE == 1 ]]; then
           # no existing default and new default is defined?
           IPV4=$(ip -4 -br addr show scope global primary dev $PORT | awk '{print $3;exit}')
-          [[ -n $IPV4 && "${TASK[$i]}" =~ "default"  && -z $(ip -4 route show to default dev $PORT)]] && ip -4 route add dev ${TASK[$i]/GW4/}
+          [[ -n $IPV4 && "${TASK[$i]}" =~ "default"  && -z $(ip -4 route show to default dev $PORT) ]] && ip -4 route add dev ${TASK[$i]/GW4/}
         fi
         ;;
       GW6)