diff --git a/lib/pop3.c b/lib/pop3.c
index a21bb51628cc49c0ddb901121f95e616523ee9e5..a29b96f9fa3aec507273460bde8a0350c085c62f 100644
--- a/lib/pop3.c
+++ b/lib/pop3.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int pop3_endofresp(struct pingpong *pp, int *resp)
   if(len >= 4 && !memcmp("-ERR", line, 4)) {
     *resp = '-';
 
-    return FALSE;
+    return TRUE;
   }
 
   /* Are we processing servergreet responses? */