diff --git a/.scripts/i3cmds/displayselect b/.scripts/i3cmds/displayselect
index 49180d1e..bb11f825 100755
--- a/.scripts/i3cmds/displayselect
+++ b/.scripts/i3cmds/displayselect
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ twoscreen() { # If multi-monitor is selected and there are two screens.
         direction=$(printf "left\\nright\\nabove\\nbelow" | dmenu -i -p "What side of $primary should $secondary be on?")
 
 	# xrandr uses -of as ending for left and right
-	if [ "$direction" = "left" ] || [ "$direction" = "right"]; then
-		$direction=$(printf "%s-of" "$direction")
+	if [ "$direction" = "left" ] || [ "$direction" = "right" ]; then
+		direction=$(printf "%s-of" "$direction")
 	fi
         xrandr --output "$primary" --auto --scale 1.0x1.0 --output "$secondary" --"$direction" "$primary" --auto --scale 1.0x1.0
     fi