diff --git a/test/replication-py/cluster.test.py b/test/replication-py/cluster.test.py
index 391f6ae5e1ec142a3022d41a49d49e91149d408c..8cb47cc1849ad5c82232b87bbab0a96afe1c9d8e 100644
--- a/test/replication-py/cluster.test.py
+++ b/test/replication-py/cluster.test.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ failed.name = "failed"
 
 failed.deploy(True, wait=False)
 line = "ER_READONLY"
-if failed.logfile_pos.seek_wait(line) >= 0:
+if failed.logfile_pos.seek_wait(line):
     print("'{}' exists in server log".format(line))
 
 failed.stop()