diff --git a/hblink.py b/hblink.py
index 1ff847a..2068fcd 100755
--- a/hblink.py
+++ b/hblink.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class HBSYSTEM(DatagramProtocol):
         elif _command == 'RPTL':    # RPTLogin -- a repeater wants to login
             _peer_id = _data[4:8]
             # Check to see if we've reached the maximum number of allowed peers
-            if len(self._peers < self._config['MAX_PEERS']):
+            if len(self._peers) < self._config['MAX_PEERS']:
                 # Check for valid Radio ID
                 if acl_check(_peer_id, self._CONFIG['GLOBAL']['REG_ACL']) and acl_check(_peer_id, self._config['REG_ACL']):
                     # Build the configuration data strcuture for the peer