diff --git a/setup.bash b/setup.bash
index 9a60c96..e438895 100644
--- a/setup.bash
+++ b/setup.bash
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ INSTALL_FILE="setup-node-${SETUP_FILE}.bash"
 if [ ! -e "/tmp/${INSTALL_FILE}" ]
 then
   if [ -n "$(type -p curl)" ]; then
-    if [ -z "$(dont_install_deps)" ]; then
+    if [ -z "$dont_install_deps" ]; then
       curl --silent "${BASE_URL}/${INSTALL_DEPS_FILE}" \
         -o "/tmp/${INSTALL_DEPS_FILE}" || echo 'error downloading os deps script: '"${BASE_URL}/${INSTALL_DEPS_FILE}"
     fi
     curl --silent "${BASE_URL}/${INSTALL_FILE}" \
       -o "/tmp/${INSTALL_FILE}" || echo 'error downloading os setup script'
   elif [ -n "$(type -p wget)" ]; then
-    if [ -z "$(dont_install_deps)" ]; then
+    if [ -z "$dont_install_deps" ]; then
       wget --quiet "${BASE_URL}/${INSTALL_DEPS_FILE}" \
         -O "/tmp/${INSTALL_DEPS_FILE}" || echo 'error downloading os deps script: '"${BASE_URL}/${INSTALL_DEPS_FILE}"
     fi