diff --git a/lib/net/ldap.rb b/lib/net/ldap.rb
index 9761f46d..b0105fcf 100644
--- a/lib/net/ldap.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ldap.rb
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def search(args = {})
       end
     end
 
-    @result == 0 and result_set
+    result_set || @result == 0
   end
 
   # #bind connects to an LDAP server and requests authentication based on