diff --git a/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck b/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck
index 314f73a70..bfea89007 100644
--- a/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck
+++ b/salt/strelka/filecheck/filecheck
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ def process(filename, hizash):
 class CreatedEventHandler(FileSystemEventHandler):
     def on_created(self, event):
         filename = event.src_path
-        logging.info("Found new file: " + filename)
-        checksum(filename)
+        if os.path.isfile(filename):
+            logging.info("Found new file: " + filename)
+            checksum(filename)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.info("Starting filecheck")