diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 32c358b7d..3262e7ab3 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ static struct endpoint_map *__get_endpoint_map(struct call_media *media, unsigne
 
 	if (num_ports > 16)
 		return NULL;
-	if (get_consecutive_ports(&intf_sockets, num_ports, want_interfaces, media))
+	if (!get_consecutive_ports(&intf_sockets, num_ports, want_interfaces, media))
 		return NULL;
 
 	__C_DBG("allocating stream_fds for %u ports", num_ports);
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 03b00ac02..694ebc41f 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ void append_thread_lpr_to_glob_lpr(void) {
  * @param spec, interface specifications
  * @param out, a list of sockets for this particular session (not a global list)
  */
-int __get_consecutive_ports(socket_port_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int wanted_start_port,
+bool __get_consecutive_ports(socket_port_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int wanted_start_port,
 		struct intf_spec *spec, const str *label)
 {
 	unsigned int allocation_attempts = 0, available_ports = 0, additional_port = 0, port = 0;
@@ -1327,16 +1327,17 @@ release_restart:
 	/* success */
 	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Opened a socket on port '%u' (on interface '%s') for a media relay",
 		((socket_t *) out->head->data)->local.port, sockaddr_print_buf(&spec->local_address.addr));
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 
 fail:
 	ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to get %u consecutive ports on interface %s for media relay (last error: %s)",
 			num_ports, sockaddr_print_buf(&spec->local_address.addr), strerror(errno));
-	return -1;
+	return false;
 }
 
 /* puts a list of "struct intf_list" into "out", containing socket_t list */
-int get_consecutive_ports(socket_intf_list_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int num_intfs, struct call_media *media)
+bool get_consecutive_ports(socket_intf_list_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int num_intfs,
+		struct call_media *media)
 {
 	struct socket_intf_list *il;
 	struct local_intf *loc;
@@ -1363,7 +1364,7 @@ int get_consecutive_ports(socket_intf_list_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsig
 		il = g_slice_alloc0(sizeof(*il));
 		il->local_intf = loc;
 		t_queue_push_tail(out, il);
-		if (G_LIKELY(!__get_consecutive_ports(&il->list, num_ports, 0, loc->spec, label))) {
+		if (G_LIKELY(__get_consecutive_ports(&il->list, num_ports, 0, loc->spec, label))) {
 			// success - found available ports on local interfaces, so far
 			continue;
 		} else {
@@ -1372,7 +1373,7 @@ int get_consecutive_ports(socket_intf_list_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsig
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 
 error_ports:
 	ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to get %d consecutive ports on all locals of logical '"STR_FORMAT"'",
@@ -1383,7 +1384,7 @@ error_ports:
 		free_socket_intf_list(il);
 	}
 
-	return -1;
+	return false;
 
 }
 void free_socket_intf_list(struct socket_intf_list *il) {
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index 5c10dfba0..16f0f85c0 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ static int redis_sfds(call_t *c, struct redis_list *sfds) {
 
 		if (fd != -1) {
 			err = "failed to open ports";
-			if (__get_consecutive_ports(&q, 1, port, loc->spec, &c->callid))
+			if (!__get_consecutive_ports(&q, 1, port, loc->spec, &c->callid))
 				goto err;
 			err = "no port returned";
 			struct socket_port_link *spl = t_queue_pop_head(&q);
diff --git a/include/media_socket.h b/include/media_socket.h
index cb63895fb..ec4ce6f86 100644
--- a/include/media_socket.h
+++ b/include/media_socket.h
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ struct local_intf *get_any_interface_address(const struct logical_intf *lif, soc
 void interfaces_exclude_port(endpoint_t *);
 int is_local_endpoint(const struct intf_address *addr, unsigned int port);
 
-int __get_consecutive_ports(socket_port_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int wanted_start_port,
+bool __get_consecutive_ports(socket_port_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int wanted_start_port,
 		struct intf_spec *spec, const str *);
-int get_consecutive_ports(socket_intf_list_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int num_intfs, struct call_media *media);
+bool get_consecutive_ports(socket_intf_list_q *out, unsigned int num_ports, unsigned int num_intfs,
+		struct call_media *media);
 stream_fd *stream_fd_new(struct socket_port_link *, call_t *call, struct local_intf *lif);
 stream_fd *stream_fd_lookup(const endpoint_t *);
 void stream_fd_release(stream_fd *);