diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3da4b42..529515c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 .PHONY: issetup
 issetup:
-	@[ -f .git/hooks/commit-msg ] || [ -v SKIP_MAKE_SETUP_CHECK ] || (echo "You must run 'make setup' first to initialize the repo!" && exit 1)
+	@[ -f .git/hooks/commit-msg ] || [ $SKIP_MAKE_SETUP_CHECK = "true" ] || (echo "You must run 'make setup' first to initialize the repo!" && exit 1)
 
 .PHONY: setup
 setup: