diff --git a/lib/secret.sh b/lib/secret.sh
index 8348e1f..f5858d8 100644
--- a/lib/secret.sh
+++ b/lib/secret.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ get_file_secret()
 {
     local path="$1" secret
 
-    if [[ -s "$path" ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -s "$path" ]]; then
         prnt E "get_file_secret: missing secret file"
         die 10
     fi