diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 753ef04..b2acc28 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void tip_client_read_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_io *io, int event
 	}
 
 	ret = tip_client_recv(cli, events);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret <= 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	cli->buf_len += ret;