diff --git a/src/wofi.c b/src/wofi.c
index bb08235..c96cb3e 100644
--- a/src/wofi.c
+++ b/src/wofi.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static void do_copy(void) {
 			}
 			close(fds[0]);
 
-			if (write(fds[1], action, strlen(action)) != 0) {
+			if(write(fds[1], action, strlen(action)) <= 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "fd pipe failed to write\n");
 			}