diff --git a/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh b/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh
index b28ced854..260294a85 100755
--- a/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs/update_docs.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function run {
   cd $SITE_DIR
 
   # if no changes, don't commit
-  if if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "-- No changes detected for the following commit, docs not updated."
     echo "https://github.com/driftyco/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME/commit/$CIRCLE_SHA1"
   else