diff --git a/src/dfx/src/lib/deps/mod.rs b/src/dfx/src/lib/deps/mod.rs
index 77225eba96..569d7ffc34 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/lib/deps/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/lib/deps/mod.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ pub fn get_pull_canister_or_principal(
             let p = Principal::from_text(canister).with_context(||
                 format!("{canister} is not a valid Principal nor a `type: pull` canister specified in dfx.json")
             )?;
-            if pulled_json.canisters.contains_key(&p) {
+            if !pulled_json.canisters.contains_key(&p) {
                 bail!("Could not find {} in pulled.json", &p);
             }
             Ok(p)