diff --git a/src/freedombone-unignore b/src/freedombone-unignore
index d8248d95..c2dffbb6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-unignore
+++ b/src/freedombone-unignore
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fi
 
 # unignore an email address
 if [ $EMAIL_ADDRESS ]; then
-    if ! grep -q "Ignore rule for $EMAIL_ADDRESS" $PM; then
+    if grep -q "Ignore rule for $EMAIL_ADDRESS" $PM; then
         sed -i "/# Ignore rule for $EMAIL_ADDRESS/,/# End of ignore rule/d" $PM
     fi
 fi