diff --git a/plugin.sh b/plugin.sh
index 4e0a4b2..5b12a29 100755
--- a/plugin.sh
+++ b/plugin.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ generate_secrets() {
 
   for SECRET in $(yq r "$PLUGIN_COMPOSE" 'secrets.*.name'); do 
     SECRET=$(eval echo "$SECRET")
-    docker secret ls
-    echo "$SECRET"
-    if ! docker secret ls | grep -q "$SECRET"; then
+    if docker secret ls | grep -q "$SECRET"; then
+      echo "Skipping existing secret $SECRET"
+    else
       eval "echo \"generating $SECRET\""
       PW=$(</dev/urandom tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 40; echo)
       eval "echo \"$PW\" | docker secret create \"$SECRET\" -";