diff --git a/bin/loop_sequences b/bin/loop_sequences
index 369eddfe9..9bb7598cc 100755
--- a/bin/loop_sequences
+++ b/bin/loop_sequences
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [[ ! -d $site_model ]]; then
 fi
 
 awc=$(echo $project_id $site_model $device_id $serial_no | wc -w)
-if [[ $awc != 4 ]]; then
+if [[ $awc -ne 4 ]]; then
     echo Missing configuration paramaters.
     exit -1
 fi
diff --git a/bin/sequencer b/bin/sequencer
index 6fdba3381..c02c42402 100755
--- a/bin/sequencer
+++ b/bin/sequencer
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ echo
 # Sort by test name (6th field)
 fgrep 'RESULT ' $TEST_LOG | sort -k 6 | tee /tmp/sequencer.out
 
-if [[ `wc -l < /tmp/sequencer.out` == 0 ]]; then
+if [[ `wc -l < /tmp/sequencer.out` -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo No test results found.
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/bin/test_sequencer b/bin/test_sequencer
index fc3c4caf0..51b91f5a6 100755
--- a/bin/test_sequencer
+++ b/bin/test_sequencer
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ for i in `seq 1 $WAITING`; do
     sleep 2
 done
 
-if [[ $i == $WAITING ]]; then
+if [[ $i -eq $WAITING ]]; then
     echo pubber startup failed:
     cat $PUBBER_OUT
     false
diff --git a/bin/test_validator b/bin/test_validator
index 6c6e26d3e..583b22da1 100755
--- a/bin/test_validator
+++ b/bin/test_validator
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ for i in `seq 1 $WAITING`; do
     sleep 2
 done
 
-if [[ $i == $WAITING ]]; then
+if [[ $i -eq $WAITING ]]; then
     echo pubber startup failed:
     cat $PUBBER_OUT
     false