diff --git a/src/starter/starter.c b/src/starter/starter.c
index c3ba54f1d..fcef2f7ff 100644
--- a/src/starter/starter.c
+++ b/src/starter/starter.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 					if (conn->startup == STARTUP_START)
 					{
-						if (conn->keyexchange == KEY_EXCHANGE_IKEV2)
+						if (conn->keyexchange != KEY_EXCHANGE_IKEV1)
 						{
 							if (starter_charon_pid())
 							{
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 					}
 					else if (conn->startup == STARTUP_ROUTE)
 					{
-						if (conn->keyexchange == KEY_EXCHANGE_IKEV2)
+						if (conn->keyexchange != KEY_EXCHANGE_IKEV1)
 						{
 							if (starter_charon_pid())
 							{