diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
index 5a02f92..6123bd4 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@
      */
     auto new_signal(const char* member)
     {
-        if (is_initialized())
+        if (!is_initialized())
         {
             return message_t(nullptr);
         }