diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/events/AutoJoinThreadEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/events/AutoJoinThreadEvt.ts
index 84c36768..7dddcedf 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/events/AutoJoinThreadEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/events/AutoJoinThreadEvt.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const AutoJoinThreadSyncEvt = utilityEvt({
 
   async listener(meta) {
     const config = meta.pluginData.config.get();
-    if (config.autojoin_threads) return;
+    if (!config.autojoin_threads) return;
     for (const thread of meta.args.threads.values()) {
       if (!thread.joined && thread.joinable) {
         await thread.join();