diff --git a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
index 9c78ab5..47063e2 100755
--- a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
+++ b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function find_max_dataset_name_length () {
 function trim_pkg_list_oneline () {
     local available_pkg_list_length
     available_pkg_list_length="$((${max_zfs_snapshot_name_length} - ${max_dataset_name_length}))"
-    if [[ "${available_pkg_list_length}" -lt "{pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${available_pkg_list_length}" -lt "${pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; then
         # If we have fewer characters available than the user wants limit
         # package list length
         pkgs_list_max_length="${available_pkg_list_length}"