diff --git a/bin/v-add-dns-record b/bin/v-add-dns-record
index 08f7be57e..b785973c5 100755
--- a/bin/v-add-dns-record
+++ b/bin/v-add-dns-record
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 
 dvalue=${dvalue//\"/}
 
-if [[ "dvalue" =~ [^\;\s] ]]; then
+if [[ "$dvalue" =~ [\;[:space:]] ]]; then
     dvalue='"'"$dvalue"'"'
 fi