diff --git a/bin/uncloud-init b/bin/uncloud-init
index 800f22e..670f956 100755
--- a/bin/uncloud-init
+++ b/bin/uncloud-init
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ deploy_ssh_authorized_keys () {
 	fi
 
 	curl_output=$(mktemp)
-	if curl "$UNCLOUD_METADATA_SERVER/fnux" --output "$curl_output"; then
+	if ! curl "$UNCLOUD_METADATA_SERVER/fnux" --output "$curl_output"; then
 		echo "Something went wrong fetching the authorized_keys file from the \
 			metedata server." >&2
 		echo "CURL Output: $(cat "$curl_output")"