diff --git a/src/login/logind-core.c b/src/login/logind-core.c
index d20ff3d4d4..71e4247a79 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-core.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-core.c
@@ -371,10 +371,8 @@ int manager_get_session_by_pidref(Manager *m, const PidRef *pid, Session **ret)
                         return r;
         } else {
                 r = cg_pidref_get_unit(pid, &unit);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                s = hashmap_get(m->session_units, unit);
+                if (r >= 0)
+                        s = hashmap_get(m->session_units, unit);
         }
 
         if (ret)