diff --git a/homelab/.sops/decrypt-filter.sh b/homelab/.sops/decrypt-filter.sh
index 85fe4d7a..240f8b52 100755
--- a/homelab/.sops/decrypt-filter.sh
+++ b/homelab/.sops/decrypt-filter.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 # If no private key exists at the expected location,
 #   Create the key file at the expected location
 SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE=$HOME/.age/key
-if [[ -f $SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE ]]; then
-    export SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE=$HOME/.age/key
+if [[ ! -f $SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE ]]; then
     age-keygen -o $SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE
 fi
 
+export SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE=$HOME/.age/key
+
 # Set age directory and default recipients
 AGE_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &> /dev/null && pwd)
 SOPS_AGE_RECIPIENTS="$(<$AGE_DIR/.age-author-pubkeys)"