diff --git a/src/node/db/GroupManager.js b/src/node/db/GroupManager.js
index e65c0dc46..118c044bb 100644
--- a/src/node/db/GroupManager.js
+++ b/src/node/db/GroupManager.js
@@ -321,19 +321,18 @@ exports.listPads = function(groupID, callback)
     if(exists == false)
     {
       callback(new customError("groupID does not exist","apierror"));
+      return;
     }
+
     //group exists, let's get the pads
-    else
+    db.getSub("group:" + groupID, ["pads"], function(err, result)
     {
-      db.getSub("group:" + groupID, ["pads"], function(err, result)
-      {
-        if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
-        var pads = [];
-        for ( var padId in result ) {
-          pads.push(padId);
-        }
-        callback(null, {padIDs: pads});
-      });
-    }
+      if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
+      var pads = [];
+      for ( var padId in result ) {
+        pads.push(padId);
+      }
+      callback(null, {padIDs: pads});
+    });
   });
 }