diff --git a/src/mlx/warnings/warnings_checker.py b/src/mlx/warnings/warnings_checker.py
index edc33b8..bb075b6 100644
--- a/src/mlx/warnings/warnings_checker.py
+++ b/src/mlx/warnings/warnings_checker.py
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ def name_repr(self):
         return self.name.replace("_sub", "").capitalize()
 
     @property
-    def is_main_checker(self):
-        return not self.name.endswith("_sub")
+    def is_sub_checker(self):
+        return self.name.endswith("_sub")
 
     @property
     def cq_findings(self):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def _return_error_code(self):
         if error_code == 0:
             error_code = 1
         string_to_print = f"number of warnings ({self.count}) is {error_reason}."
-        if not self.is_main_checker:
+        if not self.is_sub_checker:
             string_to_print += f" Returning error code {error_code}."
         self.logger.warning(string_to_print)
         return error_code