diff --git a/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py b/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
index 9fafb0d0e..c4a175738 100644
--- a/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
+++ b/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class Protocol(Node):
         self.timestamp=None
         for x in self.getTags('x',namespace=NS_DELAY):
             try:
-                if x.getAttr('stamp')>self.getTimestamp(): self.setTimestamp(x.getAttr('stamp'))
+                if x.getAttr('stamp')<self.getTimestamp(): self.setTimestamp(x.getAttr('stamp'))
             except: pass
         if timestamp is not None: self.setTimestamp(timestamp)  # To auto-timestamp stanza just pass timestamp=''
     def getTo(self):