diff --git a/net-im/dendrite/files/dendrite.initd-r0 b/net-im/dendrite/files/dendrite.initd-r0
index 3e3f68f..bff3b98 100644
--- a/net-im/dendrite/files/dendrite.initd-r0
+++ b/net-im/dendrite/files/dendrite.initd-r0
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ depend() {
 }
 
 start_pre() {
-	if ! checkpath --file /etc/${RC_SVCNAME}.yaml -; then
+	ebegin "Checking for the existence of /etc/${RC_SVCNAME}.yaml"
+	if ! checkpath --file /etc/${RC_SVCNAME}.yaml; then
 		eerror "You need a configuration file to proceed"
 		eerror "See /usr/sbin/dendrite-generate-config"
 	fi