diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/webapp/FacesInitializerImpl.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/webapp/FacesInitializerImpl.java
index 32b5c01fb..6e77859b9 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/webapp/FacesInitializerImpl.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/webapp/FacesInitializerImpl.java
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ private BeanManager lookupBeanManagerFromJndi()
             // ignore
         }
 
-        if (beanManager != null)
+        if (beanManager == null)
         {
             try
             {