diff --git a/cmd-confirm-before.c b/cmd-confirm-before.c
index fb42d431..af630b1e 100644
--- a/cmd-confirm-before.c
+++ b/cmd-confirm-before.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ cmd_confirm_before_callback(struct client *c, void *data, const char *s,
 
 	if (s == NULL)
 		goto out;
-	if (s[0] != cdata->confirm_key && (s[0] != '\0' || !cdata->default_yes))
+	if (s[0] != cdata->confirm_key && (s[0] != '\r' || !cdata->default_yes))
 		goto out;
 	retcode = 0;