diff --git a/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc b/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
index 37a466b13ca553fbc8c4ffbaa541d98cc2afba39..a282e59b9d73a082090d875ca50df55170bdffbd 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
+++ b/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void MissionManager::_handleMissionRequest(const mavlink_message_t& message)
     
     qCDebug(MissionManagerLog) << "_handleMissionRequest sequenceNumber:" << missionRequest.seq;
     
-    if (missionRequest.seq < 0 || missionRequest.seq >= _missionItems.count()) {
+    if (missionRequest.seq >= _missionItems.count()) {
         qCDebug(MissionManagerLog) << "_handleMissionRequest invalid sequence number requested:count" << missionRequest.seq << _missionItems.count();
         return;
     }