diff --git a/op-supervisor/supervisor/backend/safety/views.go b/op-supervisor/supervisor/backend/safety/views.go
index c9393758fad5..98941dd7e6e9 100644
--- a/op-supervisor/supervisor/backend/safety/views.go
+++ b/op-supervisor/supervisor/backend/safety/views.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (vi *View) Process() error {
 			return logs.ErrFuture
 		}
 		// check if it is an executing message. If so, check the dependency
-		if execMsg := state.ExecMessage(); execMsg == nil {
+		if execMsg := state.ExecMessage(); execMsg != nil {
 			// Check if executing message is within cross L2 view,
 			// relative to the L1 view of current message.
 			// And check if the message is valid to execute at all