diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 767cc21a..16462cd2 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ func (app *App) calcActiveNodes(clusterState, clusterStateDcs map[string]*NodeSt
 			continue
 		}
 		sgtids := gtids.ParseGtidSet(sstatus.ExecutedGtidSet)
-		if !(sstatus.ReplicationState == mysql.ReplicationRunning && isSplitBrained(sgtids, mgtids, muuid)) {
+		if sstatus.ReplicationState != mysql.ReplicationRunning || isSplitBrained(sgtids, mgtids, muuid) {
 			app.logger.Errorf("calc active nodes: %s is not replicating or splitbrained, deleting from active...", host)
 			continue
 		}