diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c
index e93ecb1e5..c9afe146c 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c
@@ -440,9 +440,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		perror("Cannot set LANG to C");
 
 	/* Setting debug options on an existing clvmd */
-	if (debug_opt && !check_local_clvmd())
+	if (debug_opt && !check_local_clvmd()) {
 		dm_hash_destroy(lvm_params.excl_uuid);
 		return debug_clvmd(debug_arg, clusterwide_opt)==1?0:1;
+	}
 
 	clvmd_set_debug(debug_opt);