diff --git a/cs656/lab2/src/run_server.sh b/cs656/lab2/src/run_server.sh
index 1f49e50..4f210fe 100755
--- a/cs656/lab2/src/run_server.sh
+++ b/cs656/lab2/src/run_server.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-port = $1
+if [[ "$1" == "" ]]; then
+    port=''
+else
+    port=$1
+fi
 rmiregistry $port &
 java \
 	-cp /home/holtropj/cs656/lab2/src \