diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index ef0c08afce..3e9353753d 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (tab *Table) findnode(n *node, targetKey encPubkey, reply chan<- []*node) {
 		// Avoid recording failures on shutdown.
 		reply <- nil
 		return
-	} else if err != nil || len(r) == 0 {
+	} else if len(r) == 0 {
 		fails++
 		tab.db.UpdateFindFails(n.ID(), n.IP(), fails)
 		log.Trace("Findnode failed", "id", n.ID(), "failcount", fails, "err", err)