diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 48e7b95e56..03cd28826b 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ static bool unit_test_condition(Unit *u) {
         r = manager_get_effective_environment(u->manager, &env);
         if (r < 0) {
                 log_unit_error_errno(u, r, "Failed to determine effective environment: %m");
-                u->condition_result = CONDITION_ERROR;
+                u->condition_result = true;
         } else
                 u->condition_result = condition_test_list(
                                 u->conditions,