diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/slapadd.c b/servers/slapd/tools/slapadd.c
index c66cde05f3..55cf92408c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/slapadd.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/slapadd.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 
 	slap_tool_init( "slapadd", SLAPADD, argc, argv );
 
-	if( !be->be_entry_open &&
-		!be->be_entry_close &&
+	if( !be->be_entry_open ||
+		!be->be_entry_close ||
 		!be->be_entry_put )
 	{
 		fprintf( stderr, "%s: database doesn't support necessary operations.\n",
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/slapcat.c b/servers/slapd/tools/slapcat.c
index 905bcbb605..a8b69a89e7 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/slapcat.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/slapcat.c
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 
 	slap_tool_init( "slapcat", SLAPCAT, argc, argv );
 
-	if( !be->be_entry_open &&
-		!be->be_entry_close &&
-		!be->be_entry_first &&
-		!be->be_entry_next &&
+	if( !be->be_entry_open ||
+		!be->be_entry_close ||
+		!be->be_entry_first ||
+		!be->be_entry_next ||
 		!be->be_entry_get )
 	{
 		fprintf( stderr, "%s: database doesn't support necessary operations.\n",