diff --git a/autoload/codeium/server.vim b/autoload/codeium/server.vim
index 01681b32..ff9c1c49 100644
--- a/autoload/codeium/server.vim
+++ b/autoload/codeium/server.vim
@@ -185,13 +185,12 @@ function! codeium#server#Start(...) abort
   let config = get(g:, 'codeium_server_config', {})
   if has_key(config, 'portal_url') && !empty(config.portal_url)
     let response = system('curl -s ' . config.portal_url . '/api/version')
-    if v:shell_error
+    if v:shell_error == '0'
       let s:language_server_version = response
       let s:language_server_sha = 'enterprise-' . s:language_server_version
     else
       call codeium#log#Error('Failed to fetch version from ' . config.portal_url)
       call codeium#log#Error(v:shell_error)
-      call codeium#log#Error(v:stderr)
     endif
   endif