diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d4d57961..370782cf1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ BUG FIXES:
   get stuck with ISO. [GH-685]
 * builder/vmware: File cleanup is more resilient to file delete races
   with the operating system. [GH-675]
+* provisioner/puppet-masterless: Check for hiera config path existence
+  properly. [GH-656]
 
 ## 0.4.0 (November 19, 2013)
 
diff --git a/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner.go b/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner.go
index 4552aef9a..05c9163cd 100644
--- a/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 
 	// Validation
 	if p.config.HieraConfigPath != "" {
-		info, err := os.Stat(p.config.ManifestFile)
+		info, err := os.Stat(p.config.HieraConfigPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs,
 				fmt.Errorf("hiera_config_path is invalid: %s", err))