diff --git a/util/fluxbox-remote.cc b/util/fluxbox-remote.cc
index 59852e6..504015b 100644
--- util/fluxbox-remote.cc
+++ util/fluxbox-remote.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
if (strcmp(cmd, "result") == 0) {
XTextProperty text_prop;
if (XGetTextProperty(disp, root, &text_prop, atom_result) != 0
- && text_prop.value > 0
+ && text_prop.value != 0
&& text_prop.nitems > 0) {
printf("%s", text_prop.value);