diff --git a/contrib/init.d/rc.suse.asterisk b/contrib/init.d/rc.suse.asterisk
index 8438c720a7f15b781fdc2d9c7606998388ef94c8..ee70eea7a8e433329c0c7aabcf08911f1891a0c5 100755
--- a/contrib/init.d/rc.suse.asterisk
+++ b/contrib/init.d/rc.suse.asterisk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ start() {
 	if [ "0$MAXCALLS" -gt "0" ]; then
 		ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -M $MAXCALLS"
 	fi
-	if [ "$VERBOSITY" -gt "0" ]; then
+	if [ "0$VERBOSITY" -gt "0" ]; then
 		for i in `seq 1 $VERBOSITY`; do
 			ASTARGS="$ASTARGS -v"
 		done