diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go
index 584da56cbc..7bddb63fd9 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ func (m *ExecutionManager) launchExecutionAndPrepareModel(
 	}
 
 	var executionClusterLabel *admin.ExecutionClusterLabel
-	if requestSpec.ExecutionClusterLabel == nil {
+	if requestSpec.ExecutionClusterLabel != nil {
 		executionClusterLabel = requestSpec.ExecutionClusterLabel
 	}