diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 1d5ad2d68f36fa58d3b47c4e8580bc9c3e523115..5e56d094bae0a860a831f3826b1b9bbe39c2f879 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 import dialogs
 def pid_alive():
 	if os.name == 'nt':
-		return os.path.exists(pid_filename):
+		return os.path.exists(pid_filename)
 	try:
 		pf = open(pid_filename)
 	except: