diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java
index 49273bc0..b33c5665 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpSenderConnection.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpSenderConnection extends AbstractSenderConnect
      */
 
     public final boolean hasFault() throws IOException {
-        return getResponseCode() == HttpTransportConstants.STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+        return HttpTransportConstants.STATUS_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR == getResponseCode();
     }
 
     public final void setFault(boolean fault) {