diff --git a/scripts/species_notifier.sh b/scripts/species_notifier.sh
index eed26ff..aa7d5d8 100755
--- a/scripts/species_notifier.sh
+++ b/scripts/species_notifier.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if ! diff ${IDFILE} ${lastcheck} &> /dev/null;then
   echo "Sending the following notification:
 ${NOTIFICATION}"
 
-  if [ ! -s $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/apprise.txt ];then
+  if [ -s $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/apprise.txt ];then
     $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/apprise -vv -t 'New Species Detected' -b "${NOTIFICATION}" --config=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/apprise.txt
   fi
 fi