diff --git a/silecs-communication-cpp/releaseSilecs.sh b/silecs-communication-cpp/releaseSilecs.sh
index 04f6dabda19323d3f967aa5ed2a263335212f7d6..76a5cff66bdc5b1a03d8ff3fc646c6cd61a89bfd 100755
--- a/silecs-communication-cpp/releaseSilecs.sh
+++ b/silecs-communication-cpp/releaseSilecs.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ patch()
         INSTALL_DIR=${RELEASE_DIR_BASE}/${PACKAGE}/${NEW_VERSION}
         BASE_DIR=${RELEASE_DIR_BASE}/${PACKAGE}/${BASE_VERSION}
         checkFolderExists ${BASE_DIR}
-        checkFolderExists ${BASE_DIR}
         checkFolderExists ${INSTALL_DIR}
         if [ "$PACKAGE" == "$PACKAGE_TO_PATCH" ]; then
             if [ -d ${INSTALL_DIR} ]; then