diff --git a/setup/mariadb_setup.sh b/setup/mariadb_setup.sh
index bbf2c626..d0ff3180 100644
--- a/setup/mariadb_setup.sh
+++ b/setup/mariadb_setup.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ while [ "$(hostname -I)" = "" ]; do
   fi
 done
 echo -e "${CM}${CL} \r"
-echo -en "${GN} Network Connected: ${BL}${(hostname -I)} "
+echo -en "${GN} Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I) "
 echo -e "${CM}${CL} \r"
 
 echo -en "${GN} Updating Container OS... "