diff --git a/fmriborient b/fmriborient
index ba5663f484da70d1806681dab85a510a72199546..a614696e044e1ac71aeb25fe1027a566ba7f7921 100755
--- a/fmriborient
+++ b/fmriborient
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
 fi
 
 
-FSLDIR=/usr/local/fsltest
-export FSLDIR
 
 for fm in $@ ; do
     stdspace=0;
     if [ `$FSLDIR/bin/imtest $fm` = 1 ] ; then
 	fn=`$FSLDIR/bin/imglob $fm`
 	fb=`$FSLDIR/bin/remove_ext $fn`
-	if [ X`$FSLDIR/bin/avwval $fb descrip` != XFSL3.2beta ] ; then
+        if [ "`$FSLDIR/bin/avwval $fb descrip`" != "FSL3.2beta" ] ; then
 
 	    # make a backup copy and check to see if it copied OK (exit if not)
 	    ftmp=`echo ${fn} | sed 's/.nii/_niifix.nii/'`