diff --git a/src/pk-conf.c b/src/pk-conf.c
index fd70a66f6..b517d824b 100644
--- a/src/pk-conf.c
+++ b/src/pk-conf.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pk_conf_get_filename (void)
 #endif
 	/* check the prefix path */
 	path = g_build_filename (SYSCONFDIR, "PackageKit", "PackageKit.conf", NULL);
-	if (!g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
+	if (g_file_test (path, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
 		goto out;
 	}