diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload-journal.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload-journal.c
index 5bfe5acadc..da37b3416f 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload-journal.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload-journal.c
@@ -410,5 +410,5 @@ int open_journal_for_upload(Uploader *u,
                                                cursor);
         }
 
-        return process_journal_input(u, 1 + !!after_cursor);
+        return process_journal_input(u, !!after_cursor);
 }