diff --git a/client/proxmark3.c b/client/proxmark3.c
index 31afe470f..c6045d900 100644
--- a/client/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/proxmark3.c
@@ -157,11 +157,9 @@ check_script:
             memset(script_cmd_buf, 0, sizeof(script_cmd_buf));
 
             // read script file
-            if (!fgets(script_cmd_buf, sizeof(script_cmd_buf), current_cmdscriptfile())) {
+            if (fgets(script_cmd_buf, sizeof(script_cmd_buf), current_cmdscriptfile()) == NULL) {
                 if (!pop_cmdscriptfile())
                     break;
-                if (script_cmd_buf == NULL)
-                    break;
                 goto check_script;
             } else {