diff --git a/tdi/remote/MdsConnect.fun b/tdi/remote/MdsConnect.fun
index f64cd602bc..5a301e2edb 100644
--- a/tdi/remote/MdsConnect.fun
+++ b/tdi/remote/MdsConnect.fun
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ call:	_host  = Host name eg elpp1.epfl.ch or elpp1.epfl.ch:9000
       write(*,"Host taken from MDS_HOST ["//_host//"]");
    }
    _status = TdiShrExt->rMdsConnect(ref(_host//char(0)));
-   if (present(_abort) && _status == 0) abort();
+   if (present(_abort) && _status == -1) abort();
    return(_status);
 }