diff --git a/userspace/marsadm b/userspace/marsadm
index a470bfc0..7c20d05c 100755
--- a/userspace/marsadm
+++ b/userspace/marsadm
@@ -6554,9 +6554,7 @@ sub logdelete_res {
   lprint "min non-deletable logfile number: $max_deletable\n" if $verbose;
   if ($min_deletable >= $max_deletable) {
     lprint "no logfiles are deletable.\n" if $verbose;
-    return 0;
-  }
-  if ($cmd eq "log-delete-one") {
+  } elsif ($cmd eq "log-delete-one") {
     $max_deletable = $min_deletable + 1; # delete only the first one
   }