diff --git a/servers/slapd/delete.c b/servers/slapd/delete.c
index 2858abdc17..db30af78b9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/delete.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/delete.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ do_delete(
 	slapi_pblock_set( pb, SLAPI_MANAGEDSAIT, (void *)manageDSAit );
 
 	rs->sr_err = doPluginFNs( op->o_bd, SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_DELETE_FN, pb );
-	if ( rs->sr_err != 0 ) {
+	if ( rs->sr_err < 0 ) {
 		/*
 		 * A preoperation plugin failure will abort the
 		 * entire operation.
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ do_delete(
 	}
 
 #if defined( LDAP_SLAPI )
-	if ( doPluginFNs( op->o_bd, SLAPI_PLUGIN_POST_DELETE_FN, pb ) != 0) {
+	if ( doPluginFNs( op->o_bd, SLAPI_PLUGIN_POST_DELETE_FN, pb ) < 0) {
 #ifdef NEW_LOGGING
 		LDAP_LOG( OPERATION, INFO, "do_delete: delete postoperation plugins "
 				"failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );