diff --git a/packages/events/src/service/deduplication/deduplication.ts b/packages/events/src/service/deduplication/deduplication.ts
index b82a5706d7..1e7d5b9af4 100644
--- a/packages/events/src/service/deduplication/deduplication.ts
+++ b/packages/events/src/service/deduplication/deduplication.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function generateElasticsearchQuery(
   const matcherFieldWithoutData =
     configuration.type !== 'and' &&
     configuration.type !== 'or' &&
-    eventIndex.data[configuration.fieldId]
+    !eventIndex.data[configuration.fieldId]
 
   if (matcherFieldWithoutData) {
     return null