diff --git a/changes/bug19203 b/changes/bug19203
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96bc1e855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug19203
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Major bugfixes (user interface):
+    - Correctly give a warning in the cases where a relay is specified by
+      nickname, and one such relay is found, but it is not officially Named.
+      Fixes bug 19203; bugfix on 0.2.3.1-alpha.
diff --git a/src/or/nodelist.c b/src/or/nodelist.c
index abbb82dfd..89b5355c8 100644
--- a/src/or/nodelist.c
+++ b/src/or/nodelist.c
@@ -594,10 +594,10 @@ node_get_by_nickname,(const char *nickname, int warn_if_unnamed))
                  "but none is listed as Named in the directory consensus. "
                  "Choosing one arbitrarily.", nickname);
       }
-    } else if (smartlist_len(matches)>1 && warn_if_unnamed) {
+    } else if (smartlist_len(matches)==1 && warn_if_unnamed) {
       char fp[HEX_DIGEST_LEN+1];
       node_t *node = smartlist_get(matches, 0);
-      if (node->name_lookup_warned) {
+      if (! node->name_lookup_warned) {
         base16_encode(fp, sizeof(fp), node->identity, DIGEST_LEN);
         log_warn(LD_CONFIG,
                  "You specified a server \"%s\" by name, but the directory "