diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 603070d..a7b2a87 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ class Application(object):
 
     def get_minibuffer_lines(self):
         lines2 = []
-        if self.error_string and False:
+        if self.error_string:
             maxlen = self.config['max_error_len']
             if len(self.error_string) < maxlen:
                 s = self.error_string