diff --git a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/RaftServerImpl.java b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/RaftServerImpl.java
index 3b225dc3c8..5a83b58a5b 100644
--- a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/RaftServerImpl.java
+++ b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/server/impl/RaftServerImpl.java
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ private CompletableFuture<Message> replyPendingRequest(
     // update the retry cache
     final CacheEntry cacheEntry = retryCache.getOrCreateEntry(invocationId);
     Preconditions.assertTrue(cacheEntry != null);
-    if (getInfo().isLeader() && !cacheEntry.isCompletedNormally()) {
+    if (getInfo().isLeader() && cacheEntry.isCompletedNormally()) {
       LOG.warn("{} retry cache entry of leader should be pending: {}", this, cacheEntry);
     }
     if (cacheEntry.isFailed()) {