diff --git a/dotfiles/shell/aliases b/dotfiles/shell/aliases
index a29e028..3f0efa4 100644
--- a/dotfiles/shell/aliases
+++ b/dotfiles/shell/aliases
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ alias git-summary='~/github_misc/git-summary/git-summary'
 
 # color support for ls and grep
 if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
-    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    if [ -r ~/.dircolors ]; then
+        eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)"
+    else
+        eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    fi
     alias ls='ls --color=auto'
     alias grep='grep --color=auto'
     alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'