diff --git a/cmd/faucet/faucet.go b/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
index 2ffe12276e..a7c20db773 100644
--- a/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
+++ b/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func newFaucet(genesis *core.Genesis, port int, enodes []*discv5.Node, network u
 	}
 	for _, boot := range enodes {
 		old, err := enode.ParseV4(boot.String())
-		if err != nil {
+		if err == nil {
 			stack.Server().AddPeer(old)
 		}
 	}