diff --git a/installer.sh b/installer.sh
index 3a5da53..062f25d 100644
--- a/installer.sh
+++ b/installer.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ while getopts ":hbdu" flags; do
   esac
 done
 
-if [ $DEBUG ]; then
+if [ "$DEBUG" = true ]; then
     BRANCH='dev-release'
     URL='dev.recursion.space'
     API_URL='dev.api.recursion.space'
-elif ! [ $DEBUG ]; then
+else
     BRANCH='release'
     URL='recursion.space'
     API_URL='api.recursion.space'