diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 5d1a784..ca61f7b 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ wait_for_table() {
     while [ "$ret" != "$1" ]; do
         echo "=> Table $1 not yet created, waiting ..."
         sleep 1;
-        ret=($mysql --skip-column-names -s -e "SHOW TABLES LIKE '$1';")
+        ret=`$mysql --skip-column-names -s -e "SHOW TABLES LIKE '$1';"`
         echo "ret was ${ret}"
     done
 }