diff --git a/script/server b/script/server
index 42238e052d7f8ff92477f54b41a4ca50f8bcdd91..c60add75cc7b1166ed3033b25ab47c08416bb3c5 100755
--- a/script/server
+++ b/script/server
@@ -7,19 +7,20 @@
 PORT=3000
 while getopts ":p:" OPTION
 do
-  if OPTION='p'
+  if [ $OPTION == 'p' ]
   then
     PORT=$OPTARG
   fi
 done
 
-services=$( netstat -nl | grep '[^:]:'$PORT'[ \t]')
+services=$( netstat -nl | grep ":$PORT[ \t]")
+
 test -n "$services" && {
     echo "Warning: something is already using port "$PORT
     echo "     $services"
     exit
 }
-
+exit
 
 # Check if Mongo is running