diff --git a/scripts/deploy-packages.sh b/scripts/deploy-packages.sh
index cb8c4b7304688097cf655adaf517e785dda2bcd5..c20b715375d46b40ed274e8d9195bdf2b43ba819 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-packages.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EOF
     #######################################
     ## create the manual download folder ##
     #######################################
-    if [ -d packages/${DISTRIBUTION}*_oci ]; then
+    if ls packages/${DISTRIBUTION}*_oci &> /dev/null; then
       DISTRIBUTION_MANUAL_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER=$(realpath manual-download)/${DISTRIBUTION}
       mkdir -p ${DISTRIBUTION_MANUAL_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER}
       NAME_PATTERN=jami-all_????????.*\~dfsg*.deb
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ EOF
           rm -f ${DISTRIBUTION_MANUAL_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER}/${package_shortname}
           cp ${package} ${DISTRIBUTION_MANUAL_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER}/${package_shortname}
       done
+    else
+      echo "WARNING: OCI packages directory not found"
     fi
 }