diff --git a/ArduSub/mode_auto.cpp b/ArduSub/mode_auto.cpp
index 67f9e4d782..a95e419b8c 100644
--- a/ArduSub/mode_auto.cpp
+++ b/ArduSub/mode_auto.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *  Code in this file implements the navigation commands
  */
 bool ModeAuto::init(bool ignore_checks) {
-     if (!sub.position_ok() || sub.mission.num_commands() < 2) {
+     if (!sub.position_ok() || !sub.mission.present()) {
         return false;
     }