diff --git a/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy b/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy
index c935af7..2e799b6 100644
--- a/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
                 //
                 def adminUser
                 def authorizedKeysFile
-                def adminUserCmdOut = salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'I@salt:master', "[ -d /home/ubuntu ] && echo 'ubuntu user exists'")
+                def adminUserCmdOut = salt.cmdRun(saltMaster, 'I@salt:master', "[ ! -d /home/ubuntu ] || echo 'ubuntu user exists'")
                 if (adminUserCmdOut =~ /ubuntu user exists/) {
                     adminUser = "ubuntu"
                     authorizedKeysFile = "/home/ubuntu/.ssh/authorized_keys"