diff --git a/docker_test.sh b/docker_test.sh
index 0b96193fa3f4acfca577ff97e8862e1ea9f7ca44..641a63c4e4294c1ddea8532e33e5a2eaeea83b4e 100755
--- a/docker_test.sh
+++ b/docker_test.sh
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ cd "$1"
 
 echo -e "Starting procedure for \033[31m$1\e[0m..."
 
-echo -e "\n==== Create dumb secret files ===="
-for f in *.secrets.example; do
-    mv -- "$f" "$(basename -- "$f" .secrets.example).secrets"
-done
+if [[ -d secrets ]]; then
+  echo -e "\n==== Create dumb secret files ===="
+  for f in secrets/*.secrets.example; do
+      mv -- "$f" "$(basename -- "$f" .secrets.example).secrets"
+  done
+fi
 
 echo -e "\n==== Stop and remove existing containers ===="
 docker-compose down