diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 94125c1..1b72421 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ download_models() {
 # ============================================================================
 
 build_hybrid() {
-    [[ "$BUILD_HYBRID" -eq 1 ]] || return
+    [[ "$BUILD_HYBRID" -eq 1 ]] || return 0
     if [[ -f "$HYBRID_DIR/model.safetensors.index.json" ]]; then ok "Hybrid ckpt present: $HYBRID_DIR"; return; fi
     local gptq="$MODEL_DIR"
     if [[ -z "$gptq" ]]; then