diff --git a/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank b/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank
index bc8a3cc7f..56a8eb65f 100755
--- a/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank
+++ b/sysmngr/files/etc/sysmngr/fwbank
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ case "$1" in
 				if [ "${keep_settings}" -eq 0 ]; then
 					sysupgrade_flag="${sysupgrade_flag} -n"
 				elif [ "${keep_settings}" -eq 1 ]; then
-					if [ "${config_scope}" != "All" ]; then
+					if [ -n "${config_scope}" ] && [ "${config_scope}" != "All" ]; then
 						sysupgrade_flag="${sysupgrade_flag} -n"
 					fi
 				fi