diff --git a/manifests/logging/channel.pp b/manifests/logging/channel.pp
index 0c535a1c..f1386686 100644
--- a/manifests/logging/channel.pp
+++ b/manifests/logging/channel.pp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     if empty($file_size) {
       fail('dns::logging::channel: "file_size" needs to be set with log type file')
     }
-    if empty($file_versions) {
+    if !$file_versions {
       fail('dns::logging::channel: "file_versions" needs to be set with log type file')
     }
   }