diff --git a/cluster/sge.enable.host.queue.sh b/cluster/sge.enable.host.queue.sh
index 2b1c943..ef50d0e 100755
--- a/cluster/sge.enable.host.queue.sh
+++ b/cluster/sge.enable.host.queue.sh
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ main() {                                                        # {{{
 		### Try to start the SGE execd systemd service
 		### Exit with error if the service can't start
 		is_proc_running "${sge_proc_pattern}" \
-			&& systemctl --quiet start sge_execd.service > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+			|| systemctl --quiet start sge_execd.service > /dev/null 2>&1 \
 			|| exit 4
 	fi