diff --git a/util/android-commands.sh b/util/android-commands.sh
index ae065dac4d6..e1e4e57c44a 100755
--- a/util/android-commands.sh
+++ b/util/android-commands.sh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ adb_shell_start_termux_activity() {
     take_screen_shot "launch_termux_after_start_activity"
 
     # the emulator can sometimes be a little slow to launch the app
-    run_with_retry 20 sleep 1 && adb shell "dumpsys window windows" |
+    run_with_retry 20 sleep 1 "&&" adb shell "dumpsys window windows" "|"
         grep -E "imeInputTarget in display# 0 Window{[^}]+com.termux\/com\.termux\.HomeActivity}"
 }