diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/tools/BookKeeperTools.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/tools/BookKeeperTools.java
index 54e07c3df1e..41a9c00cd21 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/tools/BookKeeperTools.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/tools/BookKeeperTools.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args)
         final BookieSocketAddress bookieSrc = new BookieSocketAddress(bookieSrcString[0], Integer
                 .parseInt(bookieSrcString[1]));
         BookieSocketAddress bookieDest = null;
-        if (args.length < 3) {
+        if (args.length > 2) {
             String bookieDestString[] = args[2].split(":");
             if (bookieDestString.length < 2) {
                 System.err.println("BookieDest inputted has invalid name format (host:port expected): "