diff --git a/prank b/prank
index f3463d63e5d42c17095afa1e3f20b2b33121e18f..9c2864e6431027e7557178c60f08d275562c4d5a 100755
--- a/prank
+++ b/prank
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ -f ".prank" ]
+if [ -e ".prank" ]
 then
 	exit 1
 fi