diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -203,8 +203,12 @@ int login_user(char *username)
 
 
   fprintf(stderr, "Logging you in to %s\n", userhost);
-  if(fopen(SYSCONFDIR "distren.id_rsa", "r") == NULL){
-	  fprintf(stderr,"Your key has not been found! Re-register or somehow regenerate your key!\nWe need a way to regenerate keys coded in, but we don't have the facilities yet!");
+
+  int status;
+  struct stat buffer;
+  status = stat(SYSCONFDIR "/distren.id_rsa", &buffer);
+  if(status != -1){
+	  fprintf(stderr,"Your key has not been found! Re-register or somehow regenerate your key!\nWe need a way to regenerate keys coded in, but we don't have the facilities yet!\n");
 	  return 0;
   }
   execio_open(&testrem, "ssh", execargv); // TODO: Grab returns from this someday