diff --git a/install b/install
index b75fc34feded2e1681dc4dea56b3526b026669e8..d66b992fc9050ae9f4624df544795d50262bb9ff 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ source script/update_openfpm
 ### switch to the branch
 
 b_switch=$(cat switch_branch)
-if [ x"$b_switch" != x"" ]
+if [ x"$b_switch" != x"" ]; then
 	git checkout $b_switch
 fi