diff --git a/src/ipc/daemon_ipc_handlers.cpp b/src/ipc/daemon_ipc_handlers.cpp
index 9886ea823..fdb5bc7ee 100644
--- a/src/ipc/daemon_ipc_handlers.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc/daemon_ipc_handlers.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace
    */
   bool check_core_ready()
   {
-    if (p2p->get_payload_object().is_synchronized())
+    if (!p2p->get_payload_object().is_synchronized())
     {
       return false;
     }