diff --git a/examples/csv/mint.csv.rules b/examples/csv/mint.csv.rules
index a2c870d20..04432e374 100755
--- a/examples/csv/mint.csv.rules
+++ b/examples/csv/mint.csv.rules
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ date-format %-m/%-d/%Y
 skip 1
 currency $
 
-# hopefully "debit" only appears in Transaction Type field
-if debit
+if ,debit,
  amount -%amount
 
 description: %shortdesc - %origdesc %category %account - %txntype