diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e9a9df9..5bfafa4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   profile. #852, #876, #883, #896, #903
 - During node discovery, prefer the primary network interface, if defined. #775
 - added general test framework which creates temporary directories on the fly
+- only write IPMI if write is true
+
 ## [4.4.0] 2023-01-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/init.d/50-ipmi b/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/init.d/50-ipmi
index 5da7f06d..7a2d245a 100755
--- a/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/init.d/50-ipmi
+++ b/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/init.d/50-ipmi
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
 
-if [ "$WWIPMI_WRITE" == "false" ]; then
+if [ "$WWIPMI_WRITE" != "true" ]; then
     echo "No write to IMPI configured"
     exit
 fi