diff --git a/oci/private/load.sh.tpl b/oci/private/load.sh.tpl
index 5cfcb7f8..ccd4d6ea 100644
--- a/oci/private/load.sh.tpl
+++ b/oci/private/load.sh.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ readonly TAR="$(rlocation "{{tar}}")"
 readonly MTREE="$(rlocation "{{mtree_path}}")"
 readonly LOADER="$(rlocation "{{loader}}")"
 
-if [ -e "$LOADER" ]; then
+if [ -f "$LOADER" ]; then
     CONTAINER_CLI="$LOADER"
 elif command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
     CONTAINER_CLI="docker"