diff --git a/validator/src/bin/solana-test-validator.rs b/validator/src/bin/solana-test-validator.rs
index dc77f4eac7..c6e76b5a2a 100644
--- a/validator/src/bin/solana-test-validator.rs
+++ b/validator/src/bin/solana-test-validator.rs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let validator_log_symlink = ledger_path.join("validator.log");
 
-    let logfile = if output != Output::Log {
+    let logfile = if output == Output::Log {
         let validator_log_with_timestamp = format!(
             "validator-{}.log",
             SystemTime::now()