diff --git a/scripts/publish/pub_publish.sh b/scripts/publish/pub_publish.sh
index b2ce0e6e96..404d2673b1 100755
--- a/scripts/publish/pub_publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish/pub_publish.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function publishModule {
 
   node scripts/publish/pubspec_cleaner.js --pubspec-file=$PUBLISH_DIR/pubspec.yaml
 
-  if [[ ! $DRY_RUN ]]; then
+  if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "false" ]]; then
     (cd $PUBLISH_DIR && pub publish -f)
   fi;
 }