diff --git a/evocheck.sh b/evocheck.sh
index ef728bc..0441715 100755
--- a/evocheck.sh
+++ b/evocheck.sh
@@ -334,13 +334,16 @@ if [ -e /etc/debian_version ]; then
         MYSQL_ADMIN=${MYSQL_ADMIN:-mysqladmin}
         if is_installed mysql-server; then
             # You can configure MYSQL_ADMIN in evocheck.cf
-            grep -qs "$MYSQL_ADMIN" /root/.my.cnf && echo 'IS_MYSQLUTILS FAILED!' \
+            grep -qs "$MYSQL_ADMIN" /root/.my.cnf \
+              || echo 'IS_MYSQLUTILS FAILED!' \
               && verbose 'mysqladmin missing in /root/.my.cnf'
 
             ( test -x /usr/bin/mytop || test -x /usr/local/bin/mytop ) \
-              && echo 'IS_MYSQLUTILS FAILED!' && verbose 'mytop binary missing'
+              || echo 'IS_MYSQLUTILS FAILED!' \
+              && verbose 'mytop binary missing'
 
-            grep -qs debian-sys-maint /root/.mytop || echo 'IS_MYSQLUTILS FAILED!' \
+            grep -qs debian-sys-maint /root/.mytop \
+              || echo 'IS_MYSQLUTILS FAILED!' \
               && verbose 'debian-sys-maint missing in /root/.mytop'
         fi
     fi