diff --git a/sstables_loader.cc b/sstables_loader.cc
index a7cc769da1..b5dcfba05c 100644
--- a/sstables_loader.cc
+++ b/sstables_loader.cc
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ future<> sstables_loader::load_new_sstables(sstring ks_name, sstring cf_name,
         throw std::runtime_error("Skipping reshape is not possible when doing load-and-stream");
     }
     
-    if (!load_and_stream && skip_cleanup) {
+    if (load_and_stream && skip_cleanup) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Skipping cleanup is not possible when doing load-and-stream");
     }