diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 6d28b4e..e6adc8e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def start_vm(vm_path, e):
     #        uservms pool then checkwhether the e.key.split("/").pop()
     #        exists in rbd_ls(uservms_pool)
 
-    if not vm_path.split("/")[-1] in RBD.ls("uservms")
+    if not vm_path.split("/")[-1] in RBD.ls("uservms"):
         logging.info(f"Image file of vm {e.key} does not exists")
         logging.info(f"Setting vm {e.key} status to DELETED")
         e.value["status"] = "DELETED"