diff --git a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
index b5a9bf5000..203732506e 100644
--- a/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
+++ b/samples/vboxwrapper/vbox.cpp
@@ -2927,10 +2927,8 @@ CLEANUP:
 #endif
 
     // Is this a RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE returned by vboxmanage?
-    if (!retval) {
-        if (output.find("RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE") != string::npos) {
-            retval = RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE;
-        }
+    if (output.find("RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE") != string::npos) {
+        retval = RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE;
     }
 
     return retval;