diff --git a/framework/service/src/main/java/org/apache/ofbiz/service/eca/ServiceEcaCondition.java b/framework/service/src/main/java/org/apache/ofbiz/service/eca/ServiceEcaCondition.java
index 8efccffef3..1ba92a2d1b 100644
--- a/framework/service/src/main/java/org/apache/ofbiz/service/eca/ServiceEcaCondition.java
+++ b/framework/service/src/main/java/org/apache/ofbiz/service/eca/ServiceEcaCondition.java
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ public boolean eval(String serviceName, DispatchContext dctx, Map<String, Object
                 Debug.logWarning(message.toString(), MODULE);
             }
         }
-        if (!cond) {
+        if (cond == null) {
             Debug.logWarning("doRealCompare returned null, returning false", MODULE);
+            return false;
         }
         return cond;
     }