diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeshell b/confluent_client/bin/nodeshell
index f4d22488..feb9840c 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeshell
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeshell
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def run():
                 run_cmdv(node, cmdv, all, pipedesc)
             else:
                 pendingexecs.append((node, cmdv))
-    if not all or exitcode
+    if not all or exitcode:
         sys.exit(exitcode)
     rdy, _, _ = select.select(all, [], [], 10)
     while all: