diff --git a/startup/94-sample.py b/startup/94-sample.py
index 743c62c..ac35505 100644
--- a/startup/94-sample.py
+++ b/startup/94-sample.py
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ def handle_file(self, detector, extra=None, verbosity=3, subdirs=True, linksave=
                     return
 
         filename = detector.tiff.full_file_name.get()  # RL, 20210831
-        if os.path.isfile(filename) == False:
+        if not os.path.exists(filename):
             return print("File does not exist")
         # Alternate method to get the last filename
         # filename = '{:s}/{:s}.tiff'.format( detector.tiff.file_path.get(), detector.tiff.file_name.get()  )