diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index 295d5ac..380f4dc 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ hook_post_PRIVMSG_control_panel() {
     reload)
       export IN_SOCK=$in_sock OUT_SOCK=$out_sock LOG_FD=$log
 
-      if [[ -v tls_pid ]]; then
+      if [[ $tls = yes ]]; then
         export SOCK_DIR=$sock_dir
         export TLS_PID=$tls_pid
       fi