diff --git a/swiftmpistepsim.c b/swiftmpistepsim.c
index dc1573d8f20408d11d956cc5803457a931ccf3d8..f6aaadc396c731fd99130ba42b7b9e380eaca39f 100644
--- a/swiftmpistepsim.c
+++ b/swiftmpistepsim.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     message("Start of MPI tests");
     message("==================");
     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");
     }
   }