diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
index 4d4dbb78e..112cd03b8 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ void phch_recv::cell_search_start() {
 
 bool phch_recv::cell_handover(srslte_cell_t cell)
 {
-
-  if (srslte_cell_isvalid(&cell)) {
+  if (!srslte_cell_isvalid(&cell)) {
     log_h->error("Received HO command to invalid cell. ID=%d, PRB=%d, ports=%d\n", cell.id, cell.nof_prb, cell.nof_ports);
     return false;
   }