diff --git a/src/aare/daq/daq.py b/src/aare/daq/daq.py
index 2a6a3ea8..1f3377df 100644
--- a/src/aare/daq/daq.py
+++ b/src/aare/daq/daq.py
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ class AareDAQ:
 
         if (
             request.transmission is not None
-            and abs(request.transmission - self._devs.transmission) < 0.001
+            and abs(request.transmission - self._devs.transmission) > 0.001
         ):
             logger.info(f"requesting transmission to move to {request.transmission}")
             self._devs.transmission = request.transmission