diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index 7bfdeb3ddca0b..bd368db096cdf 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -905,8 +905,8 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileAnalyzeLocalInfo(
             const bool isFolderPlaceholder = localEntry.isDirectory && *_discoveryData->_syncOptions._vfs->availability(path._local) == VfsItemAvailability::OnlineOnly;
 
             Q_ASSERT(item->_instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NEW);
-            if (item->_instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NEW) {
-                qCWarning(lcDisco) << "Wiping virtual file without db entry for" << path._local;
+            if (item->_instruction != CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NEW) {
+                qCWarning(lcDisco) << "Wiping virtual file without db entry for" << path._local << ". But, item->_instruction is" << item->_instruction;
             }
 
             // must be a file placeholder or an online-only folder placeholder