diff --git a/cgi-bin/guest_mm.cgi b/cgi-bin/guest_mm.cgi
index 6651d02..c1e479d 100755
--- a/cgi-bin/guest_mm.cgi
+++ b/cgi-bin/guest_mm.cgi
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ sub params_in {
     my $message  = $q->param("message");
 
     # Enforce max length for params
-    if (length($name) < 1 || (length($name) >= 40)) {
+    if (length($name) < 1 || length($name) >= 40) {
         die "Name field must be between 1 and 40 characters\n"
     }
     elsif (length($location) < 1 || length($location) >= 40) {