diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 55d960a1..99b41392 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ void CInputManager::onKeyboardKey(wlr_keyboard_key_event* e, SKeyboard* pKeyboar
         return;
 
     static auto* const PDPMS = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:key_press_enables_dpms")->intValue;
-    if (*PDPMS && g_pCompositor->m_bDPMSStateON) {
+    if (*PDPMS && !g_pCompositor->m_bDPMSStateON) {
         // enable dpms
         g_pKeybindManager->dpms("on");
     }