diff --git a/setup/tools/filegen/complexImg.func.php b/setup/tools/filegen/complexImg.func.php
index 897c88d2..0b448d8b 100644
--- a/setup/tools/filegen/complexImg.func.php
+++ b/setup/tools/filegen/complexImg.func.php
@@ -531,7 +531,9 @@ if (!CLI)
                     while ($multiLevel < 18);               // Karazhan has 17 frickin floors
 
                     // check if we can create base map anyway
-                    $hasBaseMap = CLISetup::fileExists($path.'/'.$textureStr.'1.blp') || CLISetup::fileExists($path.'/'.$textureStr.'1.png');
+                    $png = $path.'/'.$textureStr.'1.png';
+                    $blp = $path.'/'.$textureStr.'1.blp';
+                    $hasBaseMap = CLISetup::fileExists($blp) || CLISetup::fileExists($png);
 
                     CLI::write(' - area has '.($multiLeveled ? $multiLevel . ' levels' : 'only base level'));