diff --git a/lib/aaa_errors.sh b/lib/aaa_errors.sh
index f350189..13d156e 100644
--- a/lib/aaa_errors.sh
+++ b/lib/aaa_errors.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ trap "error ${LINENO}; backtrace; err_exit" ERR
 # Exit program in case of error unless keepgoing is set to true
 function err_exit
 {
-    if [[ -n $tmpfile ]]; then
+    if [[ -f $tmpfile ]]; then
         rm -f $tmpfile
     fi
     if [[ $KEEPGOING != true ]]; then