diff --git a/examples/nats-bench.go b/examples/nats-bench.go
index 2a0df95db..c5e2db098 100644
--- a/examples/nats-bench.go
+++ b/examples/nats-bench.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 		usage()
 	}
 
-	if *numMsgs < 1 {
+	if *numMsgs <= 0 {
 		log.Fatal("Number of messages should be greater than zero.")
 	}