diff --git a/src/fuse_create.cpp b/src/fuse_create.cpp
index 2d586b40..10a651ac 100644
--- a/src/fuse_create.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_create.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ _create(const ugid_t          ugid_,
   rv = createFunc_(branches_,fusedirpath,createpaths);
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;
-  if(createpaths)
+  if(createpaths.empty())
     return -ENOENT;
 
   rv = fs::clonepath(existingpaths[0]->path,