diff --git a/src/v2i-hub/DsrcImmediateForwardPlugin/src/DsrcMessageManagerPlugin.cpp b/src/v2i-hub/DsrcImmediateForwardPlugin/src/DsrcMessageManagerPlugin.cpp
index 6406445b7..2b90bc9d5 100644
--- a/src/v2i-hub/DsrcImmediateForwardPlugin/src/DsrcMessageManagerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/v2i-hub/DsrcImmediateForwardPlugin/src/DsrcMessageManagerPlugin.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void DsrcMessageManagerPlugin::SendMessageToRadio(IvpMessage *msg)
 				std::string result="";
 				FILE* pipe= popen(cmd,"r"); 
 
-				if (pipe != NULL ) throw std::runtime_error("popen() failed!");
+				if (pipe == NULL ) throw std::runtime_error("popen() failed!");
 				try{
 					while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer),pipe) != NULL)
 					{