diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
index 12a90f4af..89396b662 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
@@ -560,10 +560,10 @@ def _component_resources_up(
                         .get("headGroupSpec", {})
                         .get("enableIngress")
                     )
-                    if resource["kind"] == "RayCluster" and enable_ingress is not False:
+                    if resource["kind"] == "RayCluster" and enable_ingress is True:
                         name = resource["metadata"]["name"]
                         print(
-                            f"Forbidden: RayCluster '{name}' has 'enableIngress' set to 'True' or is unset."
+                            f"Forbidden: RayCluster '{name}' has 'enableIngress' set to 'True'."
                         )
                         return
                 _create_resources(yamls, namespace, api_instance)