diff --git a/core/bot.py b/core/bot.py
index 48e0374..0a1c820 100644
--- a/core/bot.py
+++ b/core/bot.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
                 debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: negativepass is False for {self.num}")
                 return
             # End of negative output reached with no blacklisted message
-            if negativepass is True:
+            elif negativepass is True:
                 if self._negativePass is None:  # check if it's not failed yet
                     self._negativePass = True
                     debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: negpass:True positive registration check - {self.num}")
@@ -660,10 +660,8 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
                 else:
                     debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: negative registration check - {self.num}")
                     return
-
-            if sinst["check"]:
+            else:
                 if sinst["negative"]:
-                    self._negativePass = None
                     self.msg(sinst["entity"], sinst["negativemsg"])
                     debug(
                         (
@@ -674,6 +672,8 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
                     return
                 else:
                     self._negativePass = True
+
+            if sinst["check"]:
                 if sinst["ping"]:
                     self.msg(sinst["entity"], sinst["pingmsg"])
                     debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: sent ping '{sinst['pingmsg']}' to {sinst['entity']} - {self.num}")