diff --git a/kubernetes/appc/resources/config/appc/opt/onap/appc/bin/startODL.sh b/kubernetes/appc/resources/config/appc/opt/onap/appc/bin/startODL.sh
index 717ea66..68b50e1 100755
--- a/kubernetes/appc/resources/config/appc/opt/onap/appc/bin/startODL.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/appc/resources/config/appc/opt/onap/appc/bin/startODL.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 show databases like 'sdnctl';
 END
 )
-        if [ "x${sdnc_db_exists}" = "x" ]
+        if [ "${sdnc_db_exists}" = "" ]
         then
             echo "Installing SDNC database"
             ${SDNC_HOME}/bin/installSdncDb.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 show databases like 'appcctl';
 END
 )
-            if [ "x${appc_db_exists}" = "x" ]
+            if [ "${appc_db_exists}" = "" ]
             then
               echo "Installing APPC database"
               ${APPC_HOME}/bin/installAppcDb.sh
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/resources/config/docker-files/scripts/start-jboss-server.sh b/kubernetes/so/resources/config/docker-files/scripts/start-jboss-server.sh
index 52ba27d..3a9ef84 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/resources/config/docker-files/scripts/start-jboss-server.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/so/resources/config/docker-files/scripts/start-jboss-server.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 trap "kill -QUIT $JBOSS_PID" QUIT
 trap "kill -PIPE $JBOSS_PID" PIPE
 trap "kill -TERM $JBOSS_PID" TERM
-if [ "x$JBOSS_PIDFILE" != "x" ]; then
+if [ "$JBOSS_PIDFILE" != "" ]; then
   echo $JBOSS_PID > $JBOSS_PIDFILE
 fi
 # Wait until the background process exits
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@
       # Wait for a complete shudown
       wait $JBOSS_PID 2>/dev/null
 fi
-if [ "x$JBOSS_PIDFILE" != "x" ]; then
+if [ "$JBOSS_PIDFILE" != "" ]; then
       grep "$JBOSS_PID" $JBOSS_PIDFILE && rm $JBOSS_PIDFILE
 fi