diff --git a/backend/scripts/prepare-release.sh b/backend/scripts/prepare-release.sh
index 09c17ba2f..5c7b0e9fa 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/prepare-release.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/prepare-release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ "$#" -ne 0 ]; then
+if [ "$#" -e 0 ]; then
         echo "Expecting parameters: 1=path to backend; 2=destination directory"
         exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/manage.sh b/manage.sh
index 51b9cff90..1f12a921b 100755
--- a/manage.sh
+++ b/manage.sh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function build-release-frontend {
 
 function build-release-backend-local {
     echo "Prepare backend release..."
-    ./backend/scripts/prepare-release.sh backend/ backend/dist/
+    ./backend/scripts/prepare-release.sh ./backend/ ./backend/dist/
     #rm -rf backend/dist || exit 1;
     #rsync -avr \
     #      --exclude="/test" \