diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java
index 8256b031..36dac58a 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperationResult.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class RemoteOperationResult implements Serializable {
                 ErrorMessageParser xmlParser = new ErrorMessageParser();
                 try {
                     String errorMessage = xmlParser.parseXMLResponse(is);
-                    if (errorMessage != "" && errorMessage != null) {
+                    if (errorMessage != null && errorMessage != "") {
                         mCode = ResultCode.SPECIFIC_FORBIDDEN;
                         mHttpPhrase = errorMessage;
                     }