diff --git a/src/home/homectl.c b/src/home/homectl.c
index 291ce8eaf1..65243e4a6f 100644
--- a/src/home/homectl.c
+++ b/src/home/homectl.c
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ static int create_or_register_from_credentials(void) {
                 const char *e;
                 if ((e = startswith(de->d_name, "home.create.")))
                         op = OPERATION_CREATE;
-                if ((e = startswith(de->d_name, "home.register.")))
+                else if ((e = startswith(de->d_name, "home.register.")))
                         op = OPERATION_REGISTER;
                 else
                         continue;