diff --git a/stablemerge.sh b/stablemerge.sh
index 4f007b62bb..9dd107a36d 100644
--- a/stablemerge.sh
+++ b/stablemerge.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 git checkout branch-5-0
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git merge branch-4-10
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git checkout branch-5-2
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git merge branch-5-0
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git checkout branch-5-4
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git merge branch-5-2
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git checkout branch-5-6
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git merge branch-5-4
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git checkout branch-6-0
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git merge branch-5-6
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git checkout master
-if $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
+if test $? -ne 0; then exit; fi
 git merge branch-6-0