diff --git a/pymodmilter/misc/openrc/pymodmilter.initd b/pymodmilter/misc/openrc/pymodmilter.initd
index f8e8096..b7f3262 100755
--- a/pymodmilter/misc/openrc/pymodmilter.initd
+++ b/pymodmilter/misc/openrc/pymodmilter.initd
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ start_pre() {
 }
 
 stop_pre() {
-	if [ "${RC_CMD}" != "restart" ]; then
+	if [ "${RC_CMD}" == "restart" ]; then
 		checkconfig || return $?
 	fi
 }