diff --git a/internal/kojiapi/server.go b/internal/kojiapi/server.go
index 963b11e7c..55d60658b 100644
--- a/internal/kojiapi/server.go
+++ b/internal/kojiapi/server.go
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ func composeStatusFromJobStatus(js *worker.JobStatus, initResult *worker.KojiIni
 		}
 	}
 
-	if result.KojiError == "" {
-		return "success"
+	if result.KojiError != "" {
+		return "failure"
 	}
 
-	return "failure"
+	return "success"
 }
 
 func imageStatusFromJobStatus(js *worker.JobStatus, initResult *worker.KojiInitJobResult, buildResult *worker.OSBuildKojiJobResult) string {