diff --git a/src/shell-integration/bash/ghostty.bash b/src/shell-integration/bash/ghostty.bash
index 48115da14..701e335c8 100644
--- a/src/shell-integration/bash/ghostty.bash
+++ b/src/shell-integration/bash/ghostty.bash
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ if (( BASH_VERSINFO[0] > 4 || (BASH_VERSINFO[0] == 4 && BASH_VERSINFO[1] >= 4) )
       else
         PROMPT_COMMAND="__ghostty_hook 2>/dev/null"
       fi
-    elif [[ $(builtin declare -p PROMPT_COMMAND 2>/dev/null) == "declare -a "* ]]; then
+    elif [[ $(builtin declare -p PROMPT_COMMAND 2>/dev/null) == "declare -a"* ]]; then
       PROMPT_COMMAND+=("__ghostty_hook 2>/dev/null")
     else
       [[ "${PROMPT_COMMAND}" =~ (\;[[:space:]]*|$'\n')$ ]] || PROMPT_COMMAND+=";"