Index: deployer/kar/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/deployer/kar/KarArtifactInstaller.java
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--- deployer/kar/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/deployer/kar/KarArtifactInstaller.java	(revision 1142003)
+++ deployer/kar/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/deployer/kar/KarArtifactInstaller.java	(working copy)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		dbf.setNamespaceAware(true);
 
 		timestampPath = localRepoPath + File.separator + ".timestamps";
-		if (new File(timestampPath).mkdirs()) {
+		if (!new File(timestampPath).mkdirs()) {
 			logger.warn("Unable to create directory for Karaf Archive timestamps. Results may vary...");
 		}