diff --git a/libexec/bats-exec-test b/libexec/bats-exec-test
index 09e8a7f..1ffc746 100755
--- a/libexec/bats-exec-test
+++ b/libexec/bats-exec-test
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ load() {
     filename="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/${name}.bash"
   fi
 
-  [ -f "$filename" ] || {
+  if [[ ! -f "$filename" ]]; then
     echo "bats: $filename does not exist" >&2
     exit 1
-  }
+  fi
 
   source "${filename}"
 }