diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c40ca1f..2ff103a 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ -z "$(awk '{$1=$1} END{print}' <<< "$INPUT_REMOTE_PATH")" ]; then
+if [ -z "$(echo "$INPUT_REMOTE_PATH" | awk '{$1=$1};1')" ]; then
     echo "The remote_path can not be empty. see: github.com/Burnett01/rsync-deployments/issues/44"
     exit 1
 fi