diff --git a/manifests/ppa.pp b/manifests/ppa.pp
index dfa3d08..6b025d7 100644
--- a/manifests/ppa.pp
+++ b/manifests/ppa.pp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ define apt::ppa(
     exec { "add-apt-repository-${name}":
       environment => $_proxy_env,
       command     => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository ${options} ${name}",
-      unless      => "/usr/bin/test -s ${::apt::sources_list_d}/${sources_list_d_filename}",
+      unless      => "/usr/bin/test -f ${::apt::sources_list_d}/${sources_list_d_filename}",
       user        => 'root',
       logoutput   => 'on_failure',
       notify      => Class['apt::update'],
diff --git a/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb b/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb
index 74b52ea..a4c3014 100644
--- a/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:needs/such.substitution/wow+type').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       :environment => [],
       :command     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository -y ppa:needs/such.substitution/wow+type',
-      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/needs-such_substitution-wow_type-natty.list',
+      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/needs-such_substitution-wow_type-natty.list',
       :user        => 'root',
       :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:user/foo').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       :environment => [],
       :command     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository -y ppa:user/foo',
-      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-ubuntu-foo-wily.list',
+      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-ubuntu-foo-wily.list',
       :user        => 'root',
       :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:needs/such.substitution/wow').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       'environment' => [],
       'command'     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository -y ppa:needs/such.substitution/wow',
-      'unless'      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/needs-such_substitution-wow-natty.list',
+      'unless'      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/needs-such_substitution-wow-natty.list',
       'user'        => 'root',
       'logoutput'   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:user/bar').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       'environment' => [],
       'command'     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository -y ppa:user/bar',
-      'unless'      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-bar-natty.list',
+      'unless'      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-bar-natty.list',
       'user'        => 'root',
       'logoutput'   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:needs/such.substitution/wow').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       'environment' => [],
       'command'     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository -y ppa:needs/such.substitution/wow',
-      'unless'      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/needs-such_substitution-wow-natty.list',
+      'unless'      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/needs-such_substitution-wow-natty.list',
       'user'        => 'root',
       'logoutput'   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:user/foo').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       :environment => [],
       :command     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository  ppa:user/foo',
-      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
+      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
       :user        => 'root',
       :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:user/foo').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       :environment => ['http_proxy=http://localhost:8080'],
       :command     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository  ppa:user/foo',
-      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
+      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
       :user        => 'root',
       :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:user/foo').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       :environment => ['http_proxy=http://localhost:8180'],
       :command     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository  ppa:user/foo',
-      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
+      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
       :user        => 'root',
       :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
     })
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describe 'apt::ppa' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_exec('add-apt-repository-ppa:user/foo').that_notifies('Class[Apt::Update]').with({
       :environment => ['http_proxy=http://localhost:8180', 'https_proxy=https://localhost:8180'],
       :command     => '/usr/bin/add-apt-repository  ppa:user/foo',
-      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -s /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
+      :unless      => '/usr/bin/test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/user-foo-trusty.list',
       :user        => 'root',
       :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
     })