diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_audio.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_audio.py
index cb6b2307cd9..e9b8609803f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_audio.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_audio.py
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
         formatting_data = {
             "audio_url": audio_path
         }
-        if os.path.isfile(audio_path):
+        if not os.path.isfile(audio_path):
             raise PublishXmlValidationError(self, msg,
                                             formatting_data=formatting_data)