diff --git a/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec b/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec
index 40219da3b349fc4e6c3aa2a45fbaeca5a48907b9..953615631be802fa7d9653858321c9da9602d4f0 100644
--- a/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec
+++ b/rpm/nsd-app-wrap.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           nsd-app-wrap
-Version:        2.7
+Version:        2.8
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper scripts to launch python applications installed via anaconda
 Vendor:         Peter F. Peterson
diff --git a/src/nsd-app-wrap.sh b/src/nsd-app-wrap.sh
index ae0f4fb6ac4f47aaa27b266199efe96638b5d375..cbcd315edbd5671e2b502f7f9ff6a4f374e29edd 100755
--- a/src/nsd-app-wrap.sh
+++ b/src/nsd-app-wrap.sh
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ pixi_launch() {
 
         path_to_manifest="${PIXI_PREFIX%/}/${PIXI_ENV}"
 
-        # Verify path_to_manifest works
-      	if [ ! -f "${path_to_manifest}" ]; then
+        # Verify path_to_manifest directory exists
+      	if [ ! -d "${path_to_manifest}" ]; then
 	          echo "No pixi environment found at ${path_to_manifest}"
 	          exit 1
 	      fi