diff --git a/apps/app_read.c b/apps/app_read.c
index 3819afed19..4cba132aa5 100755
--- a/apps/app_read.c
+++ b/apps/app_read.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int read_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	if (!res) {
 		ast_stopstream(chan);
 		res = ast_app_getdata(chan, filename, tmp, maxdigits, 0);
-		if (!res)
+		if (res > -1)
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, varname, tmp);
 		ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "User entered '%s'\n", tmp);
 	}