diff --git a/le.sh b/le.sh
index ea693a40..f6dc475a 100755
--- a/le.sh
+++ b/le.sh
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ _startserver() {
 
   nchelp="$(nc -h 2>&1)"
   
-  if echo "$nchelp" | grep " \-q " >/dev/null ; then
+  if echo "$nchelp" | grep "\-q " >/dev/null ; then
     _NC="nc -q 1 -l"
   else
     _NC="nc -l"