diff --git a/vc-utils/keymanager.sh b/vc-utils/keymanager.sh
index cd1e59c1..d33922bd 100755
--- a/vc-utils/keymanager.sh
+++ b/vc-utils/keymanager.sh
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ validator-count() {
         __validator-list-call
     remote_key_count=$(echo "$__result" | jq -r '.data | length')
         echo "Remote Validator keys registered with ${__service}: $remote_key_count"
-        if [ "${key_count}" -ne "${remote_key_count)" ]; then
+        if [ "${key_count}" -ne "${remote_key_count}" ]; then
           echo "WARNING: The number of keys loaded into Web3signer and registered with the validator client differ."
           echo "Please run \"./ethd keys register\""
         fi