diff --git a/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh b/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
index ceef6b1917b..5535e8c9be3 100755
--- a/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
+++ b/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ check_push () {
 		test $ref_ret -ne 0 && echo "match for '$branch' failed" && break
 	done
 
-	if test $expected_ret -ne $ret -o $ref_ret -ne 0
+	if test $expected_ret -ne $ret || test $ref_ret -ne 0
 	then
 		return 1
 	fi