diff --git a/src/java.management/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/remote/internal/ServerNotifForwarder.java b/src/java.management/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/remote/internal/ServerNotifForwarder.java
index 7ea1e485869..f15c416f296 100644
--- a/src/java.management/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/remote/internal/ServerNotifForwarder.java
+++ b/src/java.management/share/classes/com/sun/jmx/remote/internal/ServerNotifForwarder.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class ServerNotifForwarder {
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 // Give back the first exception
                 //
-                if (re != null) {
+                if (re == null) {
                     re = e;
                 }
             }