diff --git a/scripts/batch_comp_audio.py b/scripts/batch_comp_audio.py
index 56a6b7d5023c2962f4a522d7170592a00275e455..7e488fcfbe6c1a09ef7ca8f0e6d3157f663c0eb7 100755
--- a/scripts/batch_comp_audio.py
+++ b/scripts/batch_comp_audio.py
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ DIFF_STR = {
 
 def main(args):
     tool = args.tool
-    if tool != "pyaudio3dtools" and shutil.which(tool) is None:
+    # check for MLD will be done by the compare() function
+    if tool == "CompAudio" and shutil.which(tool) is None:
         print(f"{tool} not in PATH - abort.")
         sys.exit(-1)