diff --git a/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh b/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh
index b5d1de750ad633d3d283a2eaa8ffa0fee46903ed..a0b9a2ade3da7ad5709eb18b495728d99d633e6e 100644
--- a/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh
+++ b/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fi
 
 venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env-"$SYSTEMNAME"
 
-[ -x "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
+[ "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
 
 module --force purge
 if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/modules.sh ]; then
diff --git a/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh b/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh
index b5d1de750ad633d3d283a2eaa8ffa0fee46903ed..a0b9a2ade3da7ad5709eb18b495728d99d633e6e 100644
--- a/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh
+++ b/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fi
 
 venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env-"$SYSTEMNAME"
 
-[ -x "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
+[ "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
 
 module --force purge
 if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/modules.sh ]; then