diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-backup b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
index 60c7b257..485ca4c7 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}/*