diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3cfgmgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3cfgmgr.cc
index e6a53b1c6..31a4c6968 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3cfgmgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3cfgmgr.cc
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@ bool p3Config::loadConfig()
 			}
 			pass = false;
 		}
-		pass = true;
+		else
+			pass = true;
 	}