diff --git a/borghelper.sh b/borghelper.sh
index 8d58b94..9a61e01 100755
--- a/borghelper.sh
+++ b/borghelper.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if [ -z "$varsFile" ]; then
 fi
 
 # list without archive
-if [ "$operation" = 'list' ] && [ -z "$archiveName" ]; then
+if [ "$operation" = 'viewarchive' ] && [ -z "$archiveName" ]; then
     consoleError 1 "List operation requested but no archive name provided. Please use '--list-all' for a list of all available archives."
 fi