diff --git a/src/default.scm b/src/default.scm
index c044063..3a10227 100644
--- a/src/default.scm
+++ b/src/default.scm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  ; or if it's value is empty
 ;; FIXME-QA(Molese): Needs test
 (define system-hostname-check (lambda ()
-    (if (not (eq nil (getenv "HOSTNAME")))
+    (if (eq nil (getenv "HOSTNAME"))
         (throw 1 "Environment variable 'HOSTNAME' is not set, unable to apply sufficient configuration"))
     (if (eq? (getenv "HOSTNAME") #f)
         (throw 1 "Environment variable 'HOSTNAME' is empty, unable to apply sufficient configuration"))))