diff --git a/docker/shared/root/docker/helpers.sh b/docker/shared/root/docker/helpers.sh
index 51be85506..1589e0780 100644
--- a/docker/shared/root/docker/helpers.sh
+++ b/docker/shared/root/docker/helpers.sh
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ function file-exists()
 # @exitcode 1 If $1 does *NOT* contain files
 function directory-is-empty()
 {
-    [ -z "$(ls -A "${1}")" ]
+    path-exists "${1}" && [[ -z "$(ls -A "${1}")" ]]
 }
 
 # @description Ensures a directory exists (via mkdir)