diff --git a/src/client/ThreadBackgroundCommand.cxx b/src/client/ThreadBackgroundCommand.cxx
index 32297c306..4cf2c0f40 100644
--- a/src/client/ThreadBackgroundCommand.cxx
+++ b/src/client/ThreadBackgroundCommand.cxx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ThreadBackgroundCommand::DeferredFinish() noexcept
 	/* send the response */
 	Response response(client, 0);
 
-	if (!error) {
+	if (error) {
 		PrintError(response, std::move(error));
 	} else {
 		SendResponse(response);