diff --git a/internal/rbd/replicationcontrollerserver.go b/internal/rbd/replicationcontrollerserver.go
index 26ba62654..c940c019c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/replicationcontrollerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/replicationcontrollerserver.go
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ func checkHealthyPrimary(ctx context.Context, rbdVol *rbdVolume) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get local status: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if !localStatus.Up && localStatus.State != librbd.MirrorImageStatusStateStopped {
+	if !localStatus.Up || localStatus.State != librbd.MirrorImageStatusStateStopped {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s %w. State is up=%t, state=%q",
 			rbdVol,
 			ErrUnHealthyMirroredImage,