diff --git a/ProcessList.c b/ProcessList.c
index e0c1f816a5eb51d7099bcf14b11fa4c4db0a29f1..343885c7d2637114989118980efdb4de1c659e5f 100644
--- a/ProcessList.c
+++ b/ProcessList.c
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* usersTable, Hashtable* pidWhiteList) {
    int topoErr = hwloc_topology_init(&this->topology);
    if (topoErr == 0) {
       topoErr = hwloc_topology_load(this->topology);
+   }
+   if (topoErr == 0) {
       this->topologyOk = true;
    }
 #endif