diff --git a/smartgears/dataminer_app/templates/algorithms-updater.j2 b/smartgears/dataminer_app/templates/algorithms-updater.j2
index a96714e9..b0e7556e 100644
--- a/smartgears/dataminer_app/templates/algorithms-updater.j2
+++ b/smartgears/dataminer_app/templates/algorithms-updater.j2
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ check_lock_file
 update_svn_repo
 if [ $SVN_UPDATE_STATUS -ne 0 ] ; then
     if [ -d "${LOG_DIR}" ] ; then
-        if [ ! -f "$ALGORITHMS_INSTALLED_FILE" ] ; then
-                logger "algorithms-updater: nothing new to from SVN but the file that lists the installed algorithms does not exist. We are going to reinstall all the algorithms."
+        if [ ! -f "$ALGORITHMS_INSTALLED_FILE" ] || [ ! -s "$ALGORITHMS_INSTALLED_FILE" ] ; then
+                logger "algorithms-updater: nothing new to from SVN but the file that lists the installed algorithms does not exist or is empty. We are going to reinstall all the algorithms."
             else
                 logger "algorithms-updater: nothing new to from SVN, exiting."
                 cleanup 0