diff --git a/internal/kojiapi/server.go b/internal/kojiapi/server.go
index 5f396a6fe..a8e4e3ff3 100644
--- a/internal/kojiapi/server.go
+++ b/internal/kojiapi/server.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func composeStatusFromJobStatus(js *worker.JobStatus, initResult *worker.KojiIni
 	}
 
 	for _, buildResult := range buildResults {
-		if buildResult.OSBuildOutput != nil && !buildResult.OSBuildOutput.Success {
+		if buildResult.OSBuildOutput == nil || !buildResult.OSBuildOutput.Success {
 			return api.ComposeStatusValueFailure
 		}
 		if buildResult.JobError != nil {