diff --git a/yoink-or-update-emojipack.sh b/yoink-or-update-emojipack.sh
index c5a0ff9..ab3326d 100755
--- a/yoink-or-update-emojipack.sh
+++ b/yoink-or-update-emojipack.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cat "$cached_list" \
       fi
     done
 
-if [ "$meta_prefix" = "{" ] ; then
+if [ "$(wc -l "$META_ADD" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" = "0" ] ; then
   echo "No emoji matched search criteria"
   rm "$META_ADD"
   exit 0