diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-backup b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
index 485ca4c7..444e9e35 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-backup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ function backup_database_local {
     fi
     echo $"Obtaining ${1} database backup"
     mysqldump --lock-tables --password="$DATABASE_PASSWORD" ${1} > ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql
-    if [ ! -f ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql ]; then
+    if [ -f ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql ]; then
         if [ ! -s ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql ]; then
             echo $"${1} database could not be saved"
             shred -zu ${local_database_dir}/*
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ function backup_database_remote {
     fi
     echo "Obtaining ${1} database backup"
     mysqldump --password=$DATABASE_PASSWORD ${1} > ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql
-    if [ ! -f ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql ]; then
+    if [ -f ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql ]; then
         if [ ! -s ${local_database_dir}/${1}.sql ]; then
             echo $"${1} database could not be saved"
             shred -zu ${local_database_dir}/*