diff --git a/UD_any/prepareExperiment.sh b/UD_any/prepareExperiment.sh
index 30ab8ab8eb95da1521254f1ce9562f589e835af5..e43c7fab603f6a67b0b4a3607463b2eba1404230 100755
--- a/UD_any/prepareExperiment.sh
+++ b/UD_any/prepareExperiment.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if [ ! -d "bin/$EXPNAME" ]; then
 	if [ -f "$TEST" ]; then
 		cp -P $TEST bin/$EXPNAME/data/test.conllu
 	fi
-	if [ -f "$W2V" ]; then
+	if [ ! -z "$W2V" ]; then
 		mkdir -p bin/$EXPNAME/data/W2V/
 		cp -P $W2V bin/$EXPNAME/data/W2V/
 	fi