diff --git a/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua b/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua
index 728b8e9df..422306be0 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/hotkeys.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function HotspotMenuWidget:onRenderBody(dc)
         return dfhack.textures.getTexposByHandle(textures[offset])
     end
 
-    if tp(1) == -1 then
+    if tp(1) == nil then
         dscreen.paintString(COLOR_WHITE, x, y + 0, '!DF!')
         dscreen.paintString(COLOR_WHITE, x, y + 1, '!Ha!')
         dscreen.paintString(COLOR_WHITE, x, y + 2, '!ck!')