diff --git a/pmb/install/partition.py b/pmb/install/partition.py
index 992188db..35bff981 100644
--- a/pmb/install/partition.py
+++ b/pmb/install/partition.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def partitions_mount(args):
     for symbol in ["p", ""]:
         if os.path.exists(prefix + symbol + "1"):
             partition_prefix = symbol
-    if not partition_prefix:
+    if partition_prefix is None:
         raise RuntimeError("Unable to find the partition prefix,"
                            " expected the first partition of " +
                            prefix + " to be located at " + prefix +