diff --git a/do-copyright.py b/do-copyright.py
index 8e37f6be06f2d99ef51752b52777c45cdc65d4f1..5f26c9e025bb89d4370e05eef82bec7546c126f9 100755
--- a/do-copyright.py
+++ b/do-copyright.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def checkNote(filename):
     print filename + " > " + str(len(startNote)) + " " + str(startNote) + " " + str(endNote) + " " + str(isSame)
 
     # check if notice is the same, or we need to remove multiple notices...
-    if isSame or len(startNote)>1:
+    if isSame and len(startNote)<=1:
         return                
     
     # add (new) copyright notice here: