diff --git a/src/app/EventManagement.h b/src/app/EventManagement.h
index f8637a1609d23a..217b05f0bf77d5 100644
--- a/src/app/EventManagement.h
+++ b/src/app/EventManagement.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct LogStorageResources
     {
         if (mpCounterStorage != nullptr && mCounterKey != nullptr && mCounterEpoch != 0)
         {
-            return (mpCounterStorage->Init(*mCounterKey, mCounterEpoch) != CHIP_NO_ERROR) ? mpCounterStorage : nullptr;
+            return (mpCounterStorage->Init(*mCounterKey, mCounterEpoch) == CHIP_NO_ERROR) ? mpCounterStorage : nullptr;
         }
         return nullptr;
     }