diff --git a/openair3/NAS/UE/EMM/IdleMode.c b/openair3/NAS/UE/EMM/IdleMode.c
index 8570a5878949190a6209d9cfeaa5ce9e293c274c..c9ebc40b7a52805b5a588543c75b1c79f691de7f 100644
--- a/openair3/NAS/UE/EMM/IdleMode.c
+++ b/openair3/NAS/UE/EMM/IdleMode.c
@@ -902,10 +902,7 @@ int emm_proc_plmn_selection_end(nas_user_t *user, int found, tac_t tac, ci_t ci,
    * Or terminate the PLMN selection procedure
    */
   if (!select_next_plmn) {
-    /* TODO: be sure of this fix */
-    LOG_TRACE(WARNING, "%s:%d:%s: be sure!!\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
-    //if (!(_emm_plmn_list.fplmn) < 0) { // FIXME this comparison makes no sense (bool < 0)
-    if (!(_emm_plmn_list.fplmn < 0)) { // FIXME this comparison makes no sense (bool < 0)
+    if (_emm_plmn_list.fplmn >= 0) {
       /* There were one or more PLMNs which were available and allowable,
        * but an LR failure made registration on those PLMNs unsuccessful
        * or an entry in any of the forbidden area lists prevented a