diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_icon_pr.py b/.github/scripts/check_icon_pr.py
index 1c8d8376c..a5842dffa 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_icon_pr.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_icon_pr.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def main():
         pr_err_msg = ""
         pr_data = api_handler.get_pull_req(args.token, args.pr_number)
         pr_base_branch = api_handler.get_pr_base_branch(pr_data)
-        if not pr_base_branch != "develop":
+        if pr_base_branch != "develop":
             pr_err_msg.append(f"The PR's base branch is `{pr_base_branch}`, but should be `develop`, please change the PR so that it's based on, and merged into `develop`")
         
         all_icons = filehandler.get_json_file_content(args.devicon_json_path)