diff --git a/system/switch-to-configuration.sh b/system/switch-to-configuration.sh
index 98a2775c7a7..ef1893880e2 100644
--- a/system/switch-to-configuration.sh
+++ b/system/switch-to-configuration.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if test "$action" = "switch" -o "$action" = "test"; then
 
         # Hack: skip the sys-* and ctrl-alt-delete events.
         # Another hack: don't restart the X server (that would kill all the clients).
-        if echo "$event" | grep -q "^sys-\|^ctrl-\|^xserver|^dbus"; then continue; fi
+        if echo "$event" | grep -q "^sys-\|^ctrl-\|^xserver\|^dbus"; then continue; fi
     
         if ! test -e "$oldEvents/$event"; then
             echo "starting $event..."