diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java
index ff99708..d97e28a 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
             if (!event.subject().topic().equals(appId.name())) {
                 return;         // Not our topic: ignore
             }
-            if (Objects.equals(event.subject().leader(), localControllerNode.id())) {
+            if (!Objects.equals(event.subject().leader(), localControllerNode.id())) {
                 return;         // The event is not about this instance: ignore
             }