diff --git a/src/DischargeCorr.py b/src/DischargeCorr.py
index a9cb45e912cd82d44f9b0af92a2d56b14deb6bb4..be16ebf2b40cdff659693005bb1784dc00588285 100755
--- a/src/DischargeCorr.py
+++ b/src/DischargeCorr.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def main():
 		
 			# if sequencer is not running exit
 			if DEBUG == 0:
-				if (str(selfseq_dev.State()) == 'RUNNING'): 
+				if (str(selfseq_dev.State()) != 'RUNNING'): 
 					if DEBUG == 1:
 						print("Error: sequencer is not RUNNING")
 					selfseq_dev.LogMsg = "Error: sequencer is not RUNNING"