diff --git a/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp b/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
index 9d6d5bb76e..fcdd79e6d0 100644
--- a/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
+++ b/nano/test_common/testutil.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ uint64_t nano::test::account_height (nano::node const & node, nano::account cons
 {
 	auto const tx = node.ledger.store.tx_begin_read ();
 	nano::confirmation_height_info height_info;
-	if (!node.ledger.store.confirmation_height.get (tx, acc, height_info))
+	if (node.ledger.store.confirmation_height.get (tx, acc, height_info))
 	{
 		return 0;
 	}