diff --git a/amcl/src/amcl_node.cpp b/amcl/src/amcl_node.cpp
index b0e11d1bbe..7075839108 100644
--- a/amcl/src/amcl_node.cpp
+++ b/amcl/src/amcl_node.cpp
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ void
 AmclNode::checkLaserReceived(const ros::TimerEvent& event)
 {
   ros::Duration d = ros::Time::now() - last_laser_received_ts_;
-  if(d > laser_check_interval_)
+  if(d < laser_check_interval_)
   {
     ROS_WARN("No laser scan received (and thus no pose updates have been published) for %f seconds.  Verify that data is being published on the %s topic.",
              d.toSec(),