diff --git a/data-audit/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/app/audit/jpa/JPADataAuditStore.java b/data-audit/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/app/audit/jpa/JPADataAuditStore.java
index a1a9d37c65..fbf6389a67 100644
--- a/data-audit/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/app/audit/jpa/JPADataAuditStore.java
+++ b/data-audit/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa/kogito-addons-data-audit-jpa-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/app/audit/jpa/JPADataAuditStore.java
@@ -177,11 +177,9 @@ public void storeProcessInstanceDataEvent(DataAuditContext context, ProcessInsta
     public void storeProcessInstanceDataEvent(DataAuditContext context, ProcessInstanceSLADataEvent event) {
         EntityManager entityManager = context.getContext();
 
-        if (event.getData().getNodeDefinitionId() != null) {
-
+        if (event.getData().getNodeDefinitionId() == null) {
             ProcessInstanceStateLog log = new ProcessInstanceStateLog();
             setProcessCommonAttributes(log, event);
-
             log.setEventType(ProcessStateLogType.SLA_VIOLATION);
 
             entityManager.persist(log);