diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts
index 3c438aa2fc..e643e24c9f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/note.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export async function createNote(
 			logger.warn('Note somehow made before Activitypub was created; discarding');
 			return null;
 		}
-		if (DateChecker < FutureCheck) {
+		if (DateChecker > FutureCheck) {
 			logger.warn('Note somehow made after today; discarding')
 			return null;
 		}