diff --git a/helperbot b/helperbot
index 407d15a..3beae01 100755
--- a/helperbot
+++ b/helperbot
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ function fedi_update_frontends {
 
     # TODO: it's probably possible to turn this into an array loop of some sort
     echo "${blue}update-frontends:${normal} Updating standalone frontends..."
-    if [ -f "$frontend_folder" ]; then
+    if [ -d "$frontend_folder" ]; then
         # update mastodon
         echo "${blue}Updating Mastodon...${normal}"
         _repeat_process $mastodon_fe_url masto-fe chuckya-fe