diff --git a/service-mgmt/sm-1.0.0/src/sm_failover.c b/service-mgmt/sm-1.0.0/src/sm_failover.c
index 197344bc..5a141e7c 100644
--- a/service-mgmt/sm-1.0.0/src/sm_failover.c
+++ b/service-mgmt/sm-1.0.0/src/sm_failover.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class SmFailoverInterfaceInfo
 
         bool state_in_transition() const
         {
-            return (SM_FAILOVER_STATE_TRANSITION_TIME_IN_MS < this->time_since_last_state_change_ms());
+            return (SM_FAILOVER_STATE_TRANSITION_TIME_IN_MS > this->time_since_last_state_change_ms());
         }
 
         int time_since_last_state_change_ms() const