diff --git a/pkgs/talk/default.nix b/pkgs/talk/default.nix
index 7260b85..46f6f23 100644
--- a/pkgs/talk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/talk/default.nix
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         $KILL "$NOTIFY_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
         break
       fi
-      if [ -f "$ACTION_FILE" ]; then
+      if [ -s "$ACTION_FILE" ]; then
         if $GREP -q "cancel" "$ACTION_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
           $KILL "$MPV_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
         fi