diff --git a/logger.sh b/logger.sh
index f869a19..8d74918 100644
--- a/logger.sh
+++ b/logger.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ writeJsonLog() {
       --arg timestamp "$(getTimeStamp)" \
       --arg hostname "$(getHostname)" \
       --arg pName "$LOG_PROGRAM_NAME" \
-      --arg pid = "$$" \
+      --arg pid "$$" \
       --arg level "$(standardizeLogLevels "$2")" \
       --arg status "$(uppercase "$3")" \
       --arg message "$1" \