diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 808ca78d5..d3132f75c 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -773,10 +773,9 @@ int git_remote__get_http_proxy(git_remote *remote, bool use_ssl, char **proxy_ur
 	/* http_proxy / https_proxy environment variables */
 	error = git__getenv(&val, use_ssl ? "https_proxy" : "http_proxy");
 
-	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
-		/* try uppercase environment variables */
+	/* try uppercase environment variables */
+	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
 		error = git__getenv(&val, use_ssl ? "HTTPS_PROXY" : "HTTP_PROXY");
-	}
 
 	if (error < 0) {
 		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {