diff --git a/zooniverse/zooniverse.py b/zooniverse/zooniverse.py
index 6367d397f916721e205ce51ba48d53995a7a9f1b..00c52e98b890cceb5db723be184a15d26e3f3df7 100644
--- a/zooniverse/zooniverse.py
+++ b/zooniverse/zooniverse.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class zooniverse:
                         self._get_item_entry(item, "category")
                     ],
                 )
-                if not wait
+                if wait
                 else response
             )
         else: