diff --git a/urjtag/ChangeLog b/urjtag/ChangeLog
index 666d6738..247d170c 100644
--- a/urjtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/urjtag/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-06-30  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
+
+  * src/tap/chain.c (urj_tap_chain_connect): Fix param count check with parallel
+    cables after the refactorizing into dedicated funcs.  Fix by Steve Tell.
+
 2011-06-29  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
   * src/tap/cable.c (urj_tap_cable_wait): Tweak code style to silence warnings
diff --git a/urjtag/src/tap/chain.c b/urjtag/src/tap/chain.c
index ef55ddd4..9ae1f593 100644
--- a/urjtag/src/tap/chain.c
+++ b/urjtag/src/tap/chain.c
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ urj_tap_chain_connect (urj_chain_t *chain, const char *drivername, char *params[
 
     if (driver->device_type == URJ_CABLE_DEVICE_PARPORT)
     {
-        if (paramc < 3)
+        if (paramc < 1)
         {
             urj_error_set (URJ_ERROR_SYNTAX,
-                           "parallel cable requires >= 3 parameters");
+                           "parallel cable requires >= 2 parameters, got %d", paramc);
             return URJ_STATUS_FAIL;
         }
         for (j = 0; j < URJ_CABLE_PARPORT_N_DEVS; j++)