diff --git a/src/applet/profile/download.c b/src/applet/profile/download.c
index 690801e..c05ca8b 100644
--- a/src/applet/profile/download.c
+++ b/src/applet/profile/download.c
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ static int applet_main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
         case 'a':
             activation_code = strdup(optarg);
-            if (strncmp(activation_code, "LPA:", 4) != 0)
+            if (strncmp(activation_code, "LPA:", 4) == 0)
             {
-                jprint_error("invalid activation code format", NULL);
-                goto err;
+                activation_code += 4; // ignore uri scheme
             }
-            activation_code += 4; // skip "LPA:" prefix
             break;
         case 'h':
         case '?':