diff --git a/build_deps.sh b/build_deps.sh
index 66eb5c5..34333de 100755
--- a/build_deps.sh
+++ b/build_deps.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ case $OS in
        CentOS)
           echo "Linux, CentOS"
           sudo yum -y install automake cmake gcc-c++ git libtool openssl-devel wget
-          if echo "$(ldconfig -p | grep libuv)"
+          OUTPUT=`ldconfig -p | grep slibuv`
+          if [[ $(echo $OUTPUT) != "" ]]
             then echo "libuv has already been installed"
           else
            pushd /tmp