diff --git a/RUNTIME/DRAGON_p2p_ssh.sh b/RUNTIME/DRAGON_p2p_ssh.sh
index 690c4b42..73c50772 100755
--- a/RUNTIME/DRAGON_p2p_ssh.sh
+++ b/RUNTIME/DRAGON_p2p_ssh.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ done < ${MY_PATH}/../A_boostrap_ssh.txt
 [[ -s ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub ]] && cp ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/y_ssh.pub
 ## DRAGONz PGP/SSH style (https://pad.p2p.legal/keygen)
 gpg --export-ssh-key $(cat ~/.zen/game/players/.current/.player) 2>/dev/null > ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/z_ssh.pub
-[[ -z ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/z_ssh.pub ]] && rm ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/z_ssh.pub # remove empty file
+[[ ! -s ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/z_ssh.pub ]] && rm ~/.zen/tmp/${IPFSNODEID}/z_ssh.pub # remove empty file
 
 ############################################
 ### FORWARD SSH PORT over /x/ssh-${IPFSNODEID}