diff --git a/beadm b/beadm
index 35688bb..7b9a9ff 100755
--- a/beadm
+++ b/beadm
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ case ${1} in
   (create) # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     case ${#} in
       (4)
-        if [ ${2} = "-e" ]
+        if ! [ ${2} = "-e" ]
         then
           __usage
         fi