diff --git a/swiftmpistepsim.c b/swiftmpistepsim.c
index 4232d6171bb67d9f2160b932db26d1c765609adc..dc656958da691bbf01804374aa12499a9de6b85a 100644
--- a/swiftmpistepsim.c
+++ b/swiftmpistepsim.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       message("  Using message scale of %f", messagescale);
     }
     if (verbose) {
-      if (usetics) message("using fast untimed injections");
+      if (!usetics) message("using fast untimed injections");
       if (datacheck) message("checking data pattern on send and recv completion");
     }
   }