diff --git a/firestarter b/firestarter
index 8e5bd6a..61427a6 100755
--- a/firestarter
+++ b/firestarter
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ step_execute() {
 	fi
 	# Parse configs
 	for file in "$_configdir"/*; do
-		if ! [ -f "$file" ]; then
+		if ! [ -e "$file" ]; then
 			log "No configuration files found; generating defaults"
 			step_generate
 			step_execute