diff --git a/plugins/greylisting b/plugins/greylisting
index 2c9c412..89df1bc 100644
--- a/plugins/greylisting
+++ b/plugins/greylisting
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ sub denysoft_greylist {
   $self->log(LOGDEBUG, "config: " . join(',',map { $_ . '=' . $config->{$_} } sort keys %$config));
 
   # Always allow relayclients and whitelisted hosts/senders
-  return DECLINED if exists $self->qp->connection->relay_client();
+  return DECLINED if $self->qp->connection->relay_client();
   return DECLINED if $self->qp->connection->notes('whitelisthost');
   return DECLINED if $transaction->notes('whitelistsender');