diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.c b/src/db/dbAccess.c
index 4855d6946..535a76d5b 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ long dbProcess(struct dbCommon *precord)
 		/* raise scan alarm after MAX_LOCK times */
 		if(precord->stat==SCAN_ALARM) goto all_done;
 		if(precord->lcnt++ !=MAX_LOCK) goto all_done;
-		if(precord->sevr>=MAJOR_ALARM) all_done;
+		if(precord->sevr>=MAJOR_ALARM) goto all_done;
 		precord->sevr = MAJOR_ALARM;
 		precord->stat = SCAN_ALARM;
 		precord->nsev = 0;