diff --git a/fax.sh b/fax.sh
index b651083..d616237 100755
--- a/fax.sh
+++ b/fax.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo -n "Sending file ${FILE} "
 REC=$(echo "$2" | sed -e 's:[^+0-9]::g' -e 's:^0\([1-9]\):+49\1:')
 echo "to $REC"
 #Checking for file size:
-SIZE=$(ls -l | cut -d " " -f5)
+SIZE=$(ls -l $FILE | cut -d " " -f5)
 if [ $SIZE -gt 10485760 ]
 then
 	echo "File too big. Cannot be more than 10MB."