diff --git a/igneous/scripts/validate_provenance.py b/igneous/scripts/validate_provenance.py
index cfca8e6d..d721889d 100755
--- a/igneous/scripts/validate_provenance.py
+++ b/igneous/scripts/validate_provenance.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def ls(cloudpath):
 
     cf = CloudFiles(layer)
 
-    if not cf.exists('provenance')
+    if not cf.exists('provenance'):
       missing_report.append(layer)
     else:
       prov = cf.get('provenance')