diff --git a/jode/maketar b/jode/maketar
index 884f1c4..2ecc3fa 100755
--- a/jode/maketar
+++ b/jode/maketar
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ chmod a+x co.all
 
 echo '#!/bin/sh' > compile
 echo 'COMPILER=${1:-javac}' >> compile
-echo 'if [ -n "$1" ]; then FLAGS="-g"; else shift; FLAGS="$*"; fi' >>compile
+echo 'if [ -z "$1" ]; then FLAGS="-g"; else shift; FLAGS="$*"; fi' >>compile
 echo 'rm -f *.class */*.class' >> compile
 echo 'jasmin -d .. jvm/Interpreter.j' >> compile
-echo \$COMPILER -d \$HOME/java \$FLAGS Decompiler.java Obfuscator.java JodeApplet.java swingui/MainWindow.java >> compile
+echo \$COMPILER \$FLAGS -d \$HOME/java Decompiler.java Obfuscator.java JodeApplet.java swingui/MainWindow.java >> compile
 chmod a+x compile
 
 cd ..