diff --git a/test/long_stochastic.sh b/test/long_stochastic.sh
index 876f784e..92776b80 100755
--- a/test/long_stochastic.sh
+++ b/test/long_stochastic.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MONITOR=
 LOOPS=
 SKIP_MAKE=no
 GEOMETRY_JITTER=yes
-BANNER="$(which banner 2>/dev/null | echo echo)"
+BANNER="$(which banner 2>/dev/null || echo echo)"
 UNAME="$(uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo Unknown)"
 DB_UPTO_MB=17408
 PAGESIZE=min