diff --git a/src/upload.raku b/src/upload.raku
index 4336ff2..432190d 100755
--- a/src/upload.raku
+++ b/src/upload.raku
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ sub MAIN(
 
     # Clean if there is more than one ttc folder, easiest way to locate the
     # correct one
-    if "build/ttc".IO.dir.elems > 1 {
+    my $ttc-path = "build/ttc".IO;
+    if !($ttc-path ~~ :e) || $ttc-path.dir.elems != 1 {
         # Do a pack clean build so we can find the ttms
         exit -1 unless run <pack clean>;
         exit -1 unless run <pack build>;