diff --git a/jsonpull.c b/jsonpull.c
index 2bb822de..46f20d52 100644
--- a/jsonpull.c
+++ b/jsonpull.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ json_object *json_parse(FILE *f, json_object *current) {
 		if (current->parent == NULL || current->parent->type != JSON_HASH) {
 			json_error("} without {\n");
 		}
-		if (current->parent->hash != NULL || current->parent->hash->value == NULL) {
+		if (current->parent->hash != NULL && current->parent->hash->value == NULL) {
 			json_error("} without hash value\n");
 		}