diff --git a/lib/system/threads.nim b/lib/system/threads.nim
index 60643b5269..39e5d3908c 100755
--- a/lib/system/threads.nim
+++ b/lib/system/threads.nim
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ else:
 
 proc running*[TMsg](t: TThread[TMsg]): bool {.inline.} = 
   ## returns true if `t` is running.
-  result = t.emptyFn == nil and t.dataFn == nil
+  result = t.emptyFn != nil or t.dataFn != nil
 
 proc joinThread*[TMsg](t: TThread[TMsg]) {.inline.} = 
   ## waits for the thread `t` to finish.
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index bc37ced38e..d3babb9639 100755
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 0.8.14
 ==============
 
-- test ``m*`` for generics
+- fix ``m*`` for generics
 - optional indentation for 'case' statement
 - make threadvar efficient again on linux after testing
 - test the sort implementation again