diff --git a/scripts/ybcon b/scripts/ybcon
index c895145..f9a79b1 100755
--- a/scripts/ybcon
+++ b/scripts/ybcon
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if [ "$#" != 0 ]; then
             usageExit ;;
         esac
       done
-      if ! test "$args" = "*.ybcon*"; then usageExit; fi
+    if test "${args#*".ybcon"}" = "$args" ; then usageExit; fi
   fi
 else
   usage false