diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/telnet/TelnetConnector.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/telnet/TelnetConnector.java
index 674b9ad43ab..ae033c7ba0d 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/telnet/TelnetConnector.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/internal/terminal/telnet/TelnetConnector.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class TelnetConnector extends TerminalConnectorImpl {
 		cleanSocket();
 	}
 	public boolean isLocalEcho() {
-		if(fTelnetConnection!=null)
+		if(fTelnetConnection==null)
 			return false;
 		return fTelnetConnection.localEcho();
 	}