diff --git a/mine/client.lua b/mine/client.lua
index 6654da4..17cabf3 100644
--- a/mine/client.lua
+++ b/mine/client.lua
@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ function enqueueForJob2()
             rednet.send(server, "gibjob")
             _, job, _ = rednet.receive()
             if message then
-                if message != "nojobs" then
-                    return tonumber(job)
-                else
+                if message == "nojobs" then
                     sleep(3)
+                else
+                    return tonumber(job)
                 end
             else
                 if not retrying then