diff --git a/tests/hash_table_test.c b/tests/hash_table_test.c
index 9d9237d79..2a867ba3f 100644
--- a/tests/hash_table_test.c
+++ b/tests/hash_table_test.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static int s_test_hash_churn_fn(struct aws_allocator *allocator, void *ctx) {
             int was_present;
             err_code = aws_hash_table_remove(&hash_table, e->key, NULL, &was_present);
             ASSERT_SUCCESS(err_code, "Unexpected failure removing element");
-            if (i == 0 && entries[i - 1].key == e->key && entries[i - 1].is_removed) {
+            if (i != 0 && entries[i - 1].key == e->key && entries[i - 1].is_removed) {
                 ASSERT_INT_EQUALS(0, was_present, "Expected item to be missing");
             } else {
                 ASSERT_INT_EQUALS(1, was_present, "Expected item to be present");