diff --git a/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec b/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec
index 63d140e2c4e355903de6f027270164539ef1c1a3..b4c165bd25598d45ebe205f6cdd70ff39c35ec05 100644
--- a/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec
+++ b/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           nsd-app-wrap
-Version:        2.00
+Version:        2.01
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper scripts to launch python applications installed via anaconda
 Vendor:         Peter F. Peterson
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ install -m 644 desktop/ibeatles.desktop                %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/a
 %{_prefix}/share/applications/*
 
 %changelog
+
+* Wed Jul 30 2025 Glass Elsarboukh
+- Fix refred syntax error
+
 * Tue Jul 29 2025 John Hetrick
 - Update prod command from RefRed to refred-gui
 
diff --git a/src/refred b/src/refred
index 8de06679d54e64a6f5db7ca4dc029a76d7d30834..f8229027dd432c70177d4c10f302d84a7132ad31 100644
--- a/src/refred
+++ b/src/refred
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if [ -n "$1" ]; then
   elif [ "$1" == "--qa" ]; then
     CONDA_ENVIRON=refred-qa
     shift # drop this argument
+  fi
 fi
 
 # import library to do the real work