diff --git a/kernel/tests.c b/kernel/tests.c
index fb8679ff..81c50664 100644
--- a/kernel/tests.c
+++ b/kernel/tests.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ void* server_task(void* e)
     {
         if (!(n%100))
         kprintf("%d-",n);
-        if (err = send(newsockfd,buffer,sizeof(buffer),0) < 0);
+        err = send(newsockfd,buffer,sizeof(buffer),0);
+        if (err < 0);
         {
             kprintf("error on sending: %d",err);
             break;