diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 26834c3a8b..871ff9ad8e 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Item
 			$fields['vid'] = Verb::getID($fields['verb']);
 		}
 
-		if (empty($fields['edited'])) {
+		if (!empty($fields['edited'])) {
 			$previous = Post::selectFirst(['edited'], $condition);
 		}