diff --git a/misc/examples/kemi/kamailio-basic-kemi-python.py b/misc/examples/kemi/kamailio-basic-kemi-python.py
index eb31480f015..dc0f7957dae 100644
--- a/misc/examples/kemi/kamailio-basic-kemi-python.py
+++ b/misc/examples/kemi/kamailio-basic-kemi-python.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def ksr_route_reqinit(self, msg):
                 KSR.pv.seti("$sht(ipban=>$si)", 1);
                 return -255;
 
-        if KSR.corex.has_user_agent() :
+        if KSR.corex.has_user_agent() > 0 :
             ua = KSR.pv.gete("$ua")
             if (ua.find("friendly-scanner")!=-1
                     or ua.find("sipcli")!=-1) :