diff --git a/addons/bus/static/src/js/longpolling_bus.js b/addons/bus/static/src/js/longpolling_bus.js
index a919e3ab921..9c8df877c9a 100644
--- a/addons/bus/static/src/js/longpolling_bus.js
+++ b/addons/bus/static/src/js/longpolling_bus.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ var LongpollingBus = Bus.extend(ServicesMixin, {
             self._pollRpc = false;
             // no error popup if request is interrupted or fails for any reason
             result.event.preventDefault();
-            if (result.message && result.message.message === "XmlHttpRequestError abort") {
+            if (result.message === "XmlHttpRequestError abort") {
                 self._poll();
             } else {
                 // random delay to avoid massive longpolling