diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index 6007e8627..3aa556e6e 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -425,11 +425,11 @@ class ConnectionBytestream:
 		# if we want to respect xep-0065 we have to check for proxy
 		# activation result in any result iq
 		real_id = unicode(iq_obj.getAttr('id'))
-		if real_id[:3] != 'au_':
-			return
 		if real_id == self.awaiting_xmpp_ping_id:
 			self.awaiting_xmpp_ping_id = None
 			return
+		if real_id[:3] != 'au_':
+			return
 		frm = helpers.get_full_jid_from_iq(iq_obj)
 		id = real_id[3:]
 		if self.files_props.has_key(id):