diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index d48917a21..514beaa25 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -569,10 +569,10 @@ impl PathHash {
 /// Read a file.
 fn read(path: &Path) -> FileResult<Vec<u8>> {
     let f = |e| FileError::from_io(e, path);
-    if fs::metadata(&path).map_err(f)?.is_file() {
-        fs::read(&path).map_err(f)
-    } else {
+    if fs::metadata(&path).map_err(f)?.is_dir() {
         Err(FileError::IsDirectory)
+    } else {
+        fs::read(&path).map_err(f)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/tests.rs b/tests/src/tests.rs
index 66eb532f1..fef8c0cf5 100644
--- a/tests/src/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/src/tests.rs
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ fn read(path: &Path) -> FileResult<Vec<u8>> {
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| path.into());
 
     let f = |e| FileError::from_io(e, &suffix);
-    if fs::metadata(&path).map_err(f)?.is_file() {
-        fs::read(&path).map_err(f)
-    } else {
+    if fs::metadata(&path).map_err(f)?.is_dir() {
         Err(FileError::IsDirectory)
+    } else {
+        fs::read(&path).map_err(f)
     }
 }