diff --git a/bin/utils/request_fragment_check.py b/bin/utils/request_fragment_check.py
index 2cb25eb4fb1..c5d38554018 100755
--- a/bin/utils/request_fragment_check.py
+++ b/bin/utils/request_fragment_check.py
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ def root_requests_from_ticket(ticket_prepid, include_docs=False):
             os.popen('wget -q '+mcm_link+'public/restapi/requests/get_fragment/'+pi+' -O '+pi).read()
 
 
-        if mcdbid:
+        if mcdbid > 0:
             warn_tmp , err_tmp = lhe_evts_check(mcdbid)
             warnings.extend(warn_tmp)
             errors.extend(err_tmp)