--- a/src/filters/rclpurple
+++ b/src/filters/rclpurple
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 LC_ALL=C ; export LC_ALL
 progname="rclpurple"
 filetype="purple/pidgin log"
+
 
 
 
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@
     cmd=$1
     case $cmd in
     */*)
-	if test -x $cmd ; then return 0; else return 1; fi ;;
+	if test -x $cmd -a ! -d $cmd ; then return 0; else return 1; fi ;;
     *)
       oldifs=$IFS; IFS=":"; set -- $PATH; IFS=$oldifs
-      for d in $*;do test -x $d/$cmd && return 0;done
+      for d in $*;do test -x $d/$cmd -a ! -d $d/$cmd && return 0;done
       return 1 ;;
     esac
 }