diff --git a/create-image.sh b/create-image.sh
index c49291d..7500096 100755
--- a/create-image.sh
+++ b/create-image.sh
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ appliance-creator \
     1> Rocky-9-aarch64-minimal.stdout.log \
     2> Rocky-9-aarch64-minimal.stderr.log
 
-chown "${REAL_USER}:${REAL_USER}" "${APPLIANCE_NAME}*"
+if [[ -f "${APPLIANCE_NAME}*" ]]; then
+    chown "${REAL_USER}:${REAL_USER}" "${APPLIANCE_NAME}*"
+fi