diff --git a/da/tools/initexit.py b/da/tools/initexit.py
index 136d0e8f63b05dda0c357bf0d407750c1fae64e8..e3f8c932eb0b1b0439237f334ac94e367e781e75 100755
--- a/da/tools/initexit.py
+++ b/da/tools/initexit.py
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ class CycleControl(dict):
         for file in os.listdir(sourcedir):
 
             file = os.path.join(sourcedir,file)
-            if not os.path.exists(file:
+            if not os.path.exists(file):
                 msg         = "Cannot find requested file to move: %s " % file                                ; logging.debug(msg)
                 sys.exit(2)