diff --git a/zooniverse/zooniverse.py b/zooniverse/zooniverse.py
index 3f3ddb464418ed99036fe74bc61b55e45c32ce9f..6367d397f916721e205ce51ba48d53995a7a9f1b 100644
--- a/zooniverse/zooniverse.py
+++ b/zooniverse/zooniverse.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class zooniverse:
                         self._get_item_entry(item, "category")
                     ],
                 )
-                if not wait
+                if wait
                 else response
             )
         else: