diff --git a/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm-run b/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm-run
index 4934797..ea0de84 100755
--- a/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm-run
+++ b/roles/lmn_vm/files/vm-run
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exit_script() {
 check_images() {
    # sync vm-torrents and machine definition file
    sudo -u lmnsynci /usr/local/bin/vm-sync get_file "${VM_NAME}.qcow2.torrent"
-   [[ -f "${VM_NAME}" ]] && sudo -u lmnsynci /usr/local/bin/vm-sync delete_outdated_image "${VM_NAME}.qcow2"
+   [[ -f "${VM_SYSDIR}/${VM_NAME}.qcow2" ]] && sudo -u lmnsynci /usr/local/bin/vm-sync delete_outdated_image "${VM_NAME}.qcow2"
 
    BACKINGARRAY=()
    imgfile="${VM_SYSDIR}/${VM_NAME}.qcow2" && [[ -f "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.qcow2" ]] && imgfile="${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.qcow2"