diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 533af42..2b1a19d 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ADMIN_PASSWORD="${ADMIN_PASSWORD:-changeme}"
 HOMESERVER_URL="${HOMESERVER_URL:-http://$SYNAPSE_HOST:$SYNAPSE_PORT}"
 
 prepare_postgres () {
-    if [ -f "/data/homeserver.yaml" ]; then;
+    if [ -f /data/homeserver.yaml ]; then
         DB_TYPE=$(yq  '.database.name' /data/homeserver.yaml 2>/dev/null )
         if [ "$DB_TYPE" != "psycopg2" ]; then
             echo "Preparing PostgreSQL database..."