diff --git a/src/session_client.c b/src/session_client.c
index 0fb1c4f..60422bf 100644
--- a/src/session_client.c
+++ b/src/session_client.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
 
     sock = nc_sock_accept_binds(client_opts.ch_binds, client_opts.ch_bind_count, timeout, &host, &port, &idx);
 
-    if (sock < 0) {
+    if (sock < 1) {
         return sock;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/session_server.c b/src/session_server.c
index 03f4a89..93a6175 100644
--- a/src/session_server.c
+++ b/src/session_server.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@
 
     ret = nc_sock_accept_binds(server_opts.binds, server_opts.endpt_count, timeout, &host, &port, &idx);
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    if (ret < 1) {
         /* READ UNLOCK */
         pthread_rwlock_unlock(&server_opts.endpt_array_lock);
         return ret;