diff --git a/examples/utility.c b/examples/utility.c
index fecf464f64ae5742fa6a24cd0086f8e7dc07fb8b..321a3ab691a09ad6adca26d3ea50a873ebd26208 100644
--- a/examples/utility.c
+++ b/examples/utility.c
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-void check(const char* phase, int err) {
-	if (err) {
+void check(const char* phase, int code) {
+	if (code < 0) {
 		printf("ERR %d in phase `%s`. Err was `%s`\nEXITING!\n",
-			err, phase, connector_error_peek());
+			code, phase, connector_error_peek());
 		exit(1);
 	}
 }