diff --git a/etherpump/commands/pull.py b/etherpump/commands/pull.py
index e49e45e..e4547db 100644
--- a/etherpump/commands/pull.py
+++ b/etherpump/commands/pull.py
@@ -298,14 +298,14 @@ async def handle_pad(args, padid, data, info, session):
         ver = {"type": "text"}
         versions.append(ver)
         ver["code"] = text["_code"]
+
         if text["_code"] == 200:
             text = text["data"]["text"]
 
             ##########################################
             ## ENFORCE __NOPUBLISH__ MAGIC WORD
             ##########################################
-            if args.nopublish and args.nopublish in text:
-                # NEED TO PURGE ANY EXISTING DOCS
+            if args.nopublish in text:
                 try_deleting(
                     (
                         p + raw_ext,