diff --git a/test/json_config/json_config.sh b/test/json_config/json_config.sh
index e51910cb7..e269fc50e 100755
--- a/test/json_config/json_config.sh
+++ b/test/json_config/json_config.sh
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ function tgt_check_notification_types() {
 	timing_enter "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
 
 	local ret=0
-	local enabled_types="bdev_register
-		bdev_unregister	"
+	local enabled_types=("bdev_register" "bdev_unregister")
 
-	get_types=$(tgt_rpc notify_get_types | jq -r '.[]')
-	if [ $enabled_types != $get_types ]; then
-		echo "ERROR: expected types:" $enabled_types ", but got:" $get_types
+	local get_types=($(tgt_rpc notify_get_types | jq -r '.[]'))
+	if [[ ${enabled_types[*]} != "${get_types[*]}" ]]; then
+		echo "ERROR: expected types: ${enabled_types[*]}, but got: ${get_types[*]}"
 		ret=1
 	fi