diff --git a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/cluster/service/ConsumingService.java b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/cluster/service/ConsumingService.java
index 39edf07435..100a9b1ffa 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/cluster/service/ConsumingService.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/cluster/service/ConsumingService.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class ConsumingService {
 				while (!sink.isCancelled()) {
 					ConsumerRecords<Bytes, Bytes> records = consumer.poll(POLL_TIMEOUT_MS);
 					log.info("{} records polled", records.count());
-					if (records.count() == 0 && emptyPollsCount < MAX_EMPTY_POLLS_COUNT) {
+					if (records.count() == 0 && emptyPollsCount > MAX_EMPTY_POLLS_COUNT) {
 						break;
 					} else {
 						emptyPollsCount++;