diff --git a/dev-python/js2py/js2py-0.70_p20210218.ebuild b/dev-python/js2py/js2py-0.70_p20210218.ebuild
index 89897bdcda220..998dd3f8363e9 100644
--- a/dev-python/js2py/js2py-0.70_p20210218.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/js2py/js2py-0.70_p20210218.ebuild
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ python_test() {
 	pushd ./tests >/dev/null || die
 
 	# Tests require "node_failed.txt" file where the logs are kept
-	[ -f ./node_failed.txt ] && rm ./node_failed.txt
-	touch ./node_failed.txt || die
+	if [[ -f ./node_failed.txt ]]; then
+		rm ./node_failed.txt || die
+	fi
 
+	touch ./node_failed.txt || die
 	"${EPYTHON}" ./run.py || die "tests failed with ${EPYTHON}"
 
 	popd >/dev/null || die