diff --git a/labels/spinelabel-print.pl b/labels/spinelabel-print.pl
index 82c6d51fda..d3a33cc6e4 100755
--- a/labels/spinelabel-print.pl
+++ b/labels/spinelabel-print.pl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql);
 $sth->execute($barcode);
 $item = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;
 
-if ( $item->{'itemnumber'} eq '' ) {
+unless (defined $item) {
   $template->param( 'Barcode' => $barcode );
   $template->param( 'BarcodeNotFound' => 1 );
 }