diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index fa8934c4..a0a98b68 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ main() {
 
     stop_service pihole-FTL &> /dev/null
 
-    if [ -d /var/log/pihole/ ]; then
+    if [ ! -d /var/log/pihole/ ]; then
         mkdir /var/log/pihole/
         chmod 0775 /var/log/pihole/
     fi