diff --git a/lam-packaging/debian/postinst b/lam-packaging/debian/postinst
index 7962da31..afeb52a3 100755
--- a/lam-packaging/debian/postinst
+++ b/lam-packaging/debian/postinst
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ chown -R www-data /var/lib/ldap-account-manager/config
 chmod 700 /var/lib/ldap-account-manager/config
 set +e
 ls -l /var/lib/ldap-account-manager/config/*.conf &> /dev/null
-set -e
 cfgFilesExist=$?
+set -e
 if [ $cfgFilesExist -ne 0 ]; then
   cp /var/lib/ldap-account-manager/config/unix.conf.sample /var/lib/ldap-account-manager/config/lam.conf
 	chown www-data /var/lib/ldap-account-manager/config/lam.conf