Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/camera_exp.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/camera_exp.pl	(revision 27050)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/camera_exp.pl	(revision 27062)
@@ -294,5 +294,5 @@
         if ($do_stats) {
             my $fpaStatsReal = $ipprc->file_resolve($fpaStats);
-            &my_die("Couldn't find expected output file: $fpaStats", $cam_id, $PS_EXIT_SYS_ERROR) unless -f $fpaStatsReal;
+            &my_die("Couldn't find expected output file: $fpaStats", $cam_id, $PS_EXIT_SYS_ERROR) unless $ipprc->file_exists( $fpaStatsReal );
 
             # parse stats from metadata
@@ -317,4 +317,8 @@
             foreach my $outMask (@outMasks) {
                 &my_die("Unable to find expected output file: $outMask", $cam_id, $PS_EXIT_SYS_ERROR) unless -f $ipprc->file_resolve($outMask);
+            }
+
+            if ($run_state eq 'new') {
+                &my_die("Couldn't find expected output file: $configuration", $cam_id, $PS_EXIT_SYS_ERROR) unless $ipprc->file_exists($configuration);
             }
         }