diff --git a/board/hymod/bsp.c b/board/hymod/bsp.c
index a33c97c..2ceaeb5 100644
--- a/board/hymod/bsp.c
+++ b/board/hymod/bsp.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 			copy_filename (BootFile, argv[2], sizeof (BootFile));
 			load_addr = simple_strtoul (argv[3], NULL, 16);
 
-			if (NetLoop (TFTP) == 0) {
+			if (NetLoop (TFTP) <= 0) {
 				printf ("tftp transfer failed - aborting fgpa load\n");
 				return 1;
 			}
diff --git a/board/hymod/fetch.c b/board/hymod/fetch.c
index 1511b08..dcbda31 100644
--- a/board/hymod/fetch.c
+++ b/board/hymod/fetch.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     copy_filename(BootFile, fn, sizeof (BootFile));
     load_addr = addr;
 
-    if (NetLoop(TFTP) == 0) {
+    if (NetLoop(TFTP) <= 0) {
 	printf("tftp transfer of file '%s' failed\n", fn);
 	return (0);
     }