diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index e54fb1087..d4bdcf504 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class Coder:
     def auto_commit(self):
         context = self.get_context_from_history(self.cur_messages)
         res = self.repo.commit(context=context, prefix="aider: ")
-        if not res:
+        if res:
             commit_hash, commit_message = res
             self.last_aider_commit_hash = commit_hash