diff --git a/lightningd/runes.c b/lightningd/runes.c
index a1b80f891..40b467e79 100644
--- a/lightningd/runes.c
+++ b/lightningd/runes.c
@@ -569,7 +569,8 @@ static struct command_result *json_createrune(struct command *cmd,
 
 	ras = tal(cmd, struct rune_and_string);
 	ras->rune = rune_derive_start(cmd, cmd->ld->runes->master,
-		tal_fmt(tmpctx, "%"PRIu64, cmd->ld->runes->next_unique_id ? cmd->ld->runes->next_unique_id : 0));
+				      tal_fmt(tmpctx, "%"PRIu64,
+					      cmd->ld->runes->next_unique_id));
 	ras->runestr = rune_to_base64(tmpctx, ras->rune);
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < tal_count(restrs); i++)