diff --git a/src/com/android/email/mail/transport/SmtpSender.java b/src/com/android/email/mail/transport/SmtpSender.java
index 71a863062..a9b13a66f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/mail/transport/SmtpSender.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/mail/transport/SmtpSender.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class SmtpSender extends Sender {
              * if not.
              */
             if (mTransport.canTryTlsSecurity()) {
-                if (result.contains("-STARTTLS")) {
+                if (result.contains("STARTTLS")) {
                     executeSimpleCommand("STARTTLS");
                     mTransport.reopenTls();
                     /*