diff --git a/integrationtests/test.sh b/integrationtests/test.sh
index e9a6d757b020ab2a4c9b575ac517bad18d5f9294..9a2ca049f11485bc692138ddd2c5e5ba5da1544e 100755
--- a/integrationtests/test.sh
+++ b/integrationtests/test.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if [ $1 != "-force" ]
+if [ "$1" != "-force" ]
 then
     echo "Warning: for these tests, the whole database is deleted. Do you want to proceed? (yes/exit)"
     read safety
-    if [ $safety != "yes" ]
+    if [ -z $safety ]
+    then
+        echo "Exiting..."
+        exit 0
+    elif [ $safety != "yes" ]
     then
         echo "Exiting..."
         exit 0