diff --git a/python/ovs/jsonrpc.py b/python/ovs/jsonrpc.py
index 6e7a2cc06..d54d74b41 100644
--- a/python/ovs/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/python/ovs/jsonrpc.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class Session(object):
         if ovs.stream.PassiveStream.is_valid_name(name):
             reconnect.set_passive(True, ovs.timeval.msec())
 
-        if ovs.stream.stream_or_pstream_needs_probes(name):
+        if not ovs.stream.stream_or_pstream_needs_probes(name):
             reconnect.set_probe_interval(0)
 
         return Session(reconnect, None)