diff --git a/bash/bin/quickdel.sh b/bash/bin/quickdel.sh
index 6d41127..09699f9 100755
--- a/bash/bin/quickdel.sh
+++ b/bash/bin/quickdel.sh
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ for pattern in "$@"; do
 done
 
 # If nothing was found
-if [[ -z "${paths[*]}" ]]; then
+if [[ -z "${files[*]}" ]]; then
     color_output 'No files found, exiting' 'yellow'
     exit 1
 fi