diff --git a/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php b/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php
index eab7c080..a7ed108a 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ApprovalService.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public function getPendingNodes(string $userId, ?int $since = null): array {
 				}
 				// is the node in the user storage (does the user have access to this node)?
 				$nodeInUserStorage = $userFolder->getFirstNodeById($nodeId);
-				if ($nodeInUserStorage === null) {
+				if ($nodeInUserStorage !== null) {
 					$pendingNodes[$nodeId] = [
 						'node' => $nodeInUserStorage,
 						'ruleId' => $ruleId,