diff --git a/plugins/ssh-keys/user-auth b/plugins/ssh-keys/user-auth
index b07a09d9b..92fd0de49 100755
--- a/plugins/ssh-keys/user-auth
+++ b/plugins/ssh-keys/user-auth
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 check_ssh_keys_user() {
   declare desc="check user running ssh-keys"
   local SSH_USER=$1 SSH_NAME=$2
-  [[ "$SSH_USER" != "root" && "$SSH_NAME" != *admin* ]] && dokku_log_fail "You must be root, or a dokku admin, to execute this command" || true
+  [[ "$SSH_USER" == "root" || "$SSH_NAME" == *admin* ]] || dokku_log_fail "You must be root, or a dokku admin, to execute this command"
 }
 
-[[ "$3" == ssh-keys* ]] && check_ssh_keys_user "$@" || true
+if [[ "$3" == ssh-keys* ]]; then
+  check_ssh_keys_user "$@"
+fi