diff --git a/cmd/cayley/command/http.go b/cmd/cayley/command/http.go
index 608fb445a..c05497e12 100644
--- a/cmd/cayley/command/http.go
+++ b/cmd/cayley/command/http.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func NewHttpCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("init", false, "initialize the database before using it")
 	cmd.Flags().DurationP("timeout", "t", 30*time.Second, "elapsed time until an individual query times out")
 	cmd.Flags().String("assets", "", "[depreacted]")
-	if cmd.Flags().Lookup("assets") != nil || cmd.Flags().Lookup("assets").Value.String() == "" {
+	if cmd.Flags().Lookup("assets") != nil || cmd.Flags().Lookup("assets").Value.String() != "" {
 		clog.Errorf("The assets flag is deprecated as assets are provided as part of the binary.")
 	}
 	registerLoadFlags(cmd)