diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 0acb1f4e..b5b91c74 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ SENDNOTICE(){
 
 "$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)" "${1}" ${3} &
 	
-	[ "${EMAIL_NOTICE}" != "" ] && echo -e "${2}\n\n"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)" | mail -s "${1}" ${EMAIL_NOTICE}
+	if [ "${EMAIL_NOTICE}" != "" ]; then
+		echo -e "${2}\n\n"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)" | mail -s "${1}" ${EMAIL_NOTICE}
+	fi
 	
 }
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