diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 0af6c95c..a503bdca 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rm -rf $INJECTIVE_DIR
 mkdir $CORE_DIR
 mkdir $INJECTIVE_DIR
 
-if [ -f "$GH_CORE_USER" ] && [ -f "$GH_CORE_TOKEN" ]; then
+if [ "$GH_CORE_USER" ] && [ "$GH_CORE_TOKEN" ]; then
     git clone https://$GH_CORE_USER:$GH_CORE_TOKEN@github.com/InjectiveLabs/injective-core.git $BUILD_DIR/injective-core -b $injective_core_branch --depth 1 --single-branch > /dev/null
 else
     git clone https://github.com/InjectiveLabs/injective-core.git $BUILD_DIR/injective-core -b $injective_core_branch --depth 1 --single-branch > /dev/null