diff --git a/c/src/point_one/polaris/polaris.c b/c/src/point_one/polaris/polaris.c
index 65083e4..58d766f 100644
--- a/c/src/point_one/polaris/polaris.c
+++ b/c/src/point_one/polaris/polaris.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void Polaris_Disconnect(PolarisContext_t* context) {
     P1_DebugPrint("Closing Polaris connection.\n");
     context->disconnected = 1;
 #ifdef POLARIS_USE_TLS
-    if (pthread_mutex_init(&context->context_lock, NULL) != 0){
+    if (pthread_mutex_init(&context->context_lock, NULL) == 0){
       SSL_shutdown(context->ssl);
       pthread_mutex_destroy(&context->context_lock);
     }
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static int OpenSocket(PolarisContext_t* context, const char* endpoint_url,
 void CloseSocket(PolarisContext_t* context, int destroy_context) {
 #ifdef POLARIS_USE_TLS
   if (destroy_context && context->ssl != NULL) {
-    if (pthread_mutex_init(&context->context_lock, NULL) != 0){
+    if (pthread_mutex_init(&context->context_lock, NULL) == 0){
         if (SSL_get_shutdown(context->ssl) == 0) {
           SSL_shutdown(context->ssl);
         }