diff --git a/irc/accounts.go b/irc/accounts.go
index e4517c80..4f7d4a5d 100644
--- a/irc/accounts.go
+++ b/irc/accounts.go
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func (am *AccountManager) loadLastSignoff(account string) (lastSignoff time.Time
 		return nil
 	})
 	lsNum, err := strconv.ParseInt(lsText, 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err == nil {
 		return time.Unix(0, lsNum).UTC()
 	}
 	return