diff --git a/include/inject.sh b/include/inject.sh
index 0155b39..d6a1fa2 100644
--- a/include/inject.sh
+++ b/include/inject.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ check_release()
 {
 	[ -L "$archive" ] && \
 	    $err "'$archive' is a symlink, not a file - $dontflash"
-	[ -f "$archive" ] || return 1
+	e "$archive" f missing && return 1
+
 	archivename="`basename "$archive"`"
 	[ -z "$archivename" ] && \
 	    $err "Cannot determine archive file name - $dontflash"