diff --git a/module/repo/zen.php b/module/repo/zen.php
index 325e09e4d2..ebbc3035b4 100644
--- a/module/repo/zen.php
+++ b/module/repo/zen.php
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ class repoZen extends repo
     protected function syncLocalCommit(object $repo): string
     {
         $logFile = realPath($this->app->getTmpRoot() . $this->config->repo->repoSyncLog->logFilePrefix . strtolower($repo->SCM) . ".{$repo->name}.log");
-        if($logFile)
+        if(file_exists($logFile))
         {
             $content  = file($logFile);
             foreach($content as $line)