diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/LiveEditing/Modules/SkinModule/SkinCustomizer.ascx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/LiveEditing/Modules/SkinModule/SkinCustomizer.ascx.cs
index bcd9c8d137..26c8d91902 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/LiveEditing/Modules/SkinModule/SkinCustomizer.ascx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/LiveEditing/Modules/SkinModule/SkinCustomizer.ascx.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace umbraco.presentation.LiveEditing.Modules.SkinModule
             {
                 var skinFile = subDur.GetFiles("skin.xml");
 
-                if (skinFile != null)
+                if (skinFile.Length > 0)
                 {
                     string c = Skin.GetSkinNameFromFile(skinFile[0].FullName);