diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index a5e85ce3..2bb499ef 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def should_force_full(config, env):
 			# backup, as well as the age of the full backup.
 			if inc_size > .5*bak["size"]:
 				return True
-			if dateutil.parser.parse(bak["date"]) + datetime.timedelta(days=config["min_age_in_days"]*10+1) > datetime.datetime.now(dateutil.tz.tzlocal()):
+			if dateutil.parser.parse(bak["date"]) + datetime.timedelta(days=config["min_age_in_days"]*10+1) < datetime.datetime.now(dateutil.tz.tzlocal()):
 				return True
 			return False
 	else: