diff --git a/tempesta_fw/cache.c b/tempesta_fw/cache.c
index cc82374641..4ef88bf499 100644
--- a/tempesta_fw/cache.c
+++ b/tempesta_fw/cache.c
@@ -383,8 +383,10 @@ tfw_cache_resp_is_stale(TfwHttpResp *resp)
 	bool r = false;
 
 
-
-	r = (tfw_cache_calc_lifetime(resp) >= jiffies);
+	TFW_DBG("stale:lifetime:%lu\n", tfw_cache_calc_lifetime(resp));
+	TFW_DBG("stale:jiff:%lu\n", jiffies);
+	r = (tfw_cache_calc_lifetime(resp) < jiffies);
+	TFW_DBG("stale:is_stale:r:%d\n", r);
 	return r;
 }
 /*