diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config.cc
index d541a49b77..12e2817fcf 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config.cc
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ UIConfiguration::load_defaults ()
 	} else {
 		rcfile = "ardour3_ui_default.conf";
 	}
-	if ( !find_file_in_search_path (ardour_search_path() + system_config_search_path(),
-					rcfile, default_ui_rc_file) )
+
+	if (find_file_in_search_path (ardour_search_path() + system_config_search_path(),
+				      rcfile, default_ui_rc_file) )
 	{
 		XMLTree tree;
 		found = 1;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ UIConfiguration::load_defaults ()
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
+		
 	return found;
 }