diff --git a/packages.nix b/packages.nix
index 3a991091..434a8db7 100644
--- a/packages.nix
+++ b/packages.nix
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
       let
         discardStringCtx = builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext;
         host = getHostAddr name;
-        target = ''root@"${host}"'';
+        target = "root@${host}";
         rebuildArg = "--flake ${self}#${name} ${overrideInputsArgs} --accept-flake-config";
         hostConfig = self.nixosConfigurations."${name}".config;
         declaredRunnerDrvPath = discardStringCtx hostConfig.microvm.declaredRunner.drvPath;
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
         "${name}-nixos-rebuild-local" = pkgs.writeScriptBin "${name}-nixos-rebuild" ''
           set -eou pipefail
 
-          if [[ ''${1:-} == build; then
-            hostname=$(ssh root@${target} cat /etc/hostname)"
+          if [[ ''${1:-} == build ]]; then
+            hostname="$(ssh root@${target} cat /etc/hostname)"
             if [[ "$hostname" != ${name} ]]; then
               echo "hostname of ${target} was expected to be ${name} but is $hostname. Aborting to be safe..."
               exit 2