diff --git a/include/tests_homedirs b/include/tests_homedirs
index 8944e33a..7a2f209d 100644
--- a/include/tests_homedirs
+++ b/include/tests_homedirs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     if [ ! -z "${REPORTFILE}" ]; then PREQS_MET="YES"; else PREQS_MET="NO"; fi
     Register --test-no HOME-9350 --preqs-met ${PREQS_MET} --weight L --network NO --category security --description "Collecting information from home directories"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
-        IGNORE_HOME_DIRS=$(${GREPBINARY} "^ignore-home-dir[]=" ${REPORTFILE} | ${AWKBINARY} -F= '{ print $2 }')
+        IGNORE_HOME_DIRS=$(${GREPBINARY} "^ignore-home-dir=" ${REPORTFILE} | ${AWKBINARY} -F= '{ print $2 }')
         if [ -z "${IGNORE_HOME_DIRS}" ]; then
             LogText "Result: IGNORE_HOME_DIRS empty, no paths excluded"
         else