diff --git a/src/SURFEX/init_isban.F90 b/src/SURFEX/init_isban.F90
index afb06dc364a57d499283831d6e41285256a85611..20d5bfe85f6133d6cab8b151ce2110f94f93af1b 100644
--- a/src/SURFEX/init_isban.F90
+++ b/src/SURFEX/init_isban.F90
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ IF( ((IM%O%CRESPSL/='CNT'.AND.IM%O%CRESPSL/='DIF') .AND. IM%O%LCLEACH) .OR. &
   CALL ABOR1_SFX('INIT_ISBAN: INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN CRESPSL AND LCLEACH')
 ENDIF
 !
-IF(U%LECOSG .AND.(IM%O%CRESPSL/='CNT'.OR.IM%O%CRESPSL/='DIF'.OR.IM%O%LLULCC.OR.IM%O%LFIRE))THEN
+IF(U%LECOSG .AND.(IM%O%CRESPSL=='CNT'.OR.IM%O%CRESPSL=='DIF'.OR.IM%O%LLULCC.OR.IM%O%LFIRE))THEN
   WRITE(ILUOUT,*)'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
   WRITE(ILUOUT,*)'INIT_ISBAN: ECOSG CAN NOT BE USED WITH LAND-USE-CHANGE OR ISBA-CC FOR NOW'
   WRITE(ILUOUT,*)'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'