diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
index bf3dbb3919..4c8d26d2a5 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int proxy_trans(request_rec *r)
         len = alias_match(r->uri, ent[i].fake);
 	    
        if (len > 0) {
-           if ((ent[i].real[0] == '!' ) & ( ent[i].real[1] == 0 )) {
+           if ((ent[i].real[0] == '!' ) && ( ent[i].real[1] == 0 )) {
                return DECLINED;
            }