diff --git a/publish_images.py b/publish_images.py
index f148baefb6d0419aad9695b07acf5826c2371d4f..5a8107eea1d77c6d7e5db11bbfc5080dfde285c8 100755
--- a/publish_images.py
+++ b/publish_images.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def main():
         exit(0)
 
     print("Processing {} dockerfile{}...".format(n_files,
-                                                 's' if n_files else ''))
+                                                 's' if n_files > 1 else ''))
     for idx, fname in enumerate(changed_dockerfiles):
         progress = "({}/{})".format(idx + 1, n_files)