diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 21be937..9b47373 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ hook_insert (struct hook *list, struct hook *item)
 
 	// Otherwise fast-forward to the last entry that precedes us
 	struct hook *before = list;
-	while (before->next && before->next->priority < item->next->priority)
+	while (before->next && before->next->priority < item->priority)
 		before = before->next;
 
 	// And link ourselves in between it and its successor