diff --git a/client/proxmark3.c b/client/proxmark3.c
index aef3c5979..a16a6a7a8 100644
--- a/client/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/proxmark3.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (port != NULL)
         usb_present = OpenProxmark(port, waitCOMPort, 20, false, speed);
 
-    if (TestProxmark() == 0)
+    if (usb_present && (TestProxmark() == 0))
         usb_present = false;
     if (!usb_present)
         PrintAndLogEx(INFO, "Running in " _YELLOW_("OFFLINE") "mode. Check \"%s -h\" if it's not what you want.\n", exec_name);