diff --git a/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua.cc b/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua.cc
index 2d939e3c2c8f..0a0094c68ec1 100644
--- a/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua.cc
+++ b/pdns/dnsdistdist/dnsdist-lua.cc
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static void setupLuaConfig(LuaContext& luaCtx, bool client, bool configCheck)
                          }
 
                          if (ret->connected) {
-                           if (!dnsdist::configuration::isImmutableConfigurationDone()) {
+                           if (dnsdist::configuration::isImmutableConfigurationDone()) {
                              ret->start();
                            }
                          }