diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index f107ca380..87a538c4a 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -539,3 +539,4 @@
 - Fixed a MODE_STRIPWORDS bug
 - Fixed a PART bug
 - Fixed a STRIPBADWORDS bug
+- Fixed a BotMOTD bug
diff --git a/src/s_serv.c b/src/s_serv.c
index fe72536f5..43b8362c7 100644
--- a/src/s_serv.c
+++ b/src/s_serv.c
@@ -4559,7 +4559,7 @@ aMotd *read_botmotd(char *filename)
 	(void)dgets(-1, NULL, 0);	/* make sure buffer is at empty pos */
 
 	newmotd = last = NULL;
-	while (i = dgets(fd, line, 81) > 0)
+	while ((i = dgets(fd, line, 81)) > 0)
 	{
 		line[i] = '\0';
 		if ((tmp = (char *)strchr(line, '\n')))