diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index d66eb2cea..0953b8e5e 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ void helloCommand(client *c) {
     }
 
     /* Let's switch to the specified RESP mode. */
-    if (!!ver) c->resp = ver;
+    if (ver) c->resp = ver;
     addReplyMapLen(c,6 + !server.sentinel_mode);
 
     addReplyBulkCString(c,"server");