diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index ef379422cba6991de4d3ac63256c1ff5c980f27e..4815629c5c111362bb8ec1b800f25e6e3403b77c 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function setupAhoy {
     echo "ahoyapi: v2" >.ahoy.yml
     echo "commands:" >>.ahoy.yml
   fi
-  if [[ ! -f .ahoy.l3d ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -L .ahoy.l3d ]]; then
     ln -s /etc/ahoy .ahoy.l3d
   fi
   if [[ -f .gitignore ]]; then