diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c
index 452d271a0..875b4e518 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ fwupd_release_to_string (FwupdRelease *release)
 	fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DETACH_IMAGE, priv->detach_image);
 	if (priv->update_message != NULL)
 		fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_UPDATE_MESSAGE, priv->update_message);
-	if (priv->update_message != NULL)
+	if (priv->update_image != NULL)
 		fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_UPDATE_IMAGE, priv->update_image);
 	/* metadata */
 	keys = g_hash_table_get_keys (priv->metadata);