diff --git a/src/micro.c b/src/micro.c
index edae5bbf9..49906ded1 100644
--- a/src/micro.c
+++ b/src/micro.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ _add_group(microGroup **new_group, microService *m, microGroup *parent, microGro
 {
 
     *new_group = NATS_CALLOC(1, sizeof(microGroup));
-    if (new_group == NULL)
+    if (*new_group == NULL)
         return micro_ErrorOutOfMemory;
 
     microError *err = NULL;