diff --git a/distro/contents/install b/distro/contents/install
index 19ec2d1..60f5902 100755
--- a/distro/contents/install
+++ b/distro/contents/install
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ for f in $distroscripts/*;
 
 #install config
 echo -e "\ninstalling configuration         \c"
-if [ ! -d "$ghnhome/container.xml" ]; then
+if [ ! -s "$ghnhome/container.xml" ]; then
 	if [ -z "$dryrun" ]; then 
 	  	cp $distro/container.xml $ghnhome/
 	fi