diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/mysql_datadir/mysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/mysql_datadir/mysql.rb
index 628eb23..bf07de5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/mysql_datadir/mysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/mysql_datadir/mysql.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:mysql_datadir).provide(:mysql, :parent => Puppet::Provider::M
 
   def exists?
     datadir = @resource[:datadir]
-    File.directory?("#{datadir}/mysql")
+    (File.directory?("#{datadir}/mysql")) && (Dir.entries("#{datadir}/mysql") - %w{ . .. }).any? 
   end
 
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