diff --git a/mcom b/mcom
index c42a19f..f824302 100755
--- a/mcom
+++ b/mcom
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ while :; do
 		esac
 
 		if [ -e "$draftmime" ]; then
-			if [ $draft -ot $draftmime ] || [ "$automime" = 1 ]; then
+			if [ "$draft" -ot "$draftmime" ] || [ "$automime" = 1 ]; then
 				stampdate "$draftmime"
 				if $sendmail <"$draftmime"; then
 					if [ "$outbox" ]; then