diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
index 03feec7d..62956b12 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv-init
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ EOS
     if test -n "\$PYENV_VERSION"
       return \$ret
     end
-    if test "\$PWD" = "\$_PYENV_VH_PWD" \\
-      -a "(stat ${_stat_fmt} \$_PYENV_VH_PATHS 2>/dev/null)" = "\$_PYENV_VH_MTIMES"
-      return \$ret
+    if test "\$PWD" = "\$_PYENV_VH_PWD"
+      set -l mtimes (stat ${_stat_fmt} \$_PYENV_VH_PATHS 2>/dev/null)
+      if test (string join " " \$mtimes) = (string join " " \$_PYENV_VH_MTIMES)
+        return \$ret
+      end
     end
   end
 EOS
diff --git a/test/init.bats b/test/init.bats
index 11e3a1ba..79cba6ba 100644
--- a/test/init.bats
+++ b/test/init.bats
@@ -112,9 +112,11 @@ function _pyenv_virtualenv_hook --on-event fish_prompt;
     if test -n "\$PYENV_VERSION"
       return \$ret
     end
-    if test "\$PWD" = "\$_PYENV_VH_PWD" \\
-      -a "(stat ${_stat_fmt} \$_PYENV_VH_PATHS 2>/dev/null)" = "\$_PYENV_VH_MTIMES"
-      return \$ret
+    if test "\$PWD" = "\$_PYENV_VH_PWD"
+      set -l mtimes (stat ${_stat_fmt} \$_PYENV_VH_PATHS 2>/dev/null)
+      if test (string join " " \$mtimes) = (string join " " \$_PYENV_VH_MTIMES)
+        return \$ret
+      end
     end
   end
   if [ -n "\$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]