diff --git a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts
index bd0e54b4..9bb32cc6 100644
--- a/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts
+++ b/angular/src/app/components/main-welcome/main-welcome.component.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class MainWelcomeComponent implements OnInit {
         this.projectsData = projectsData;
         this.dsProjectsData = dsProjectsData;
         if (!this.projectsData.loading && !this.dsProjectsData.loading) {
-          if (this.projectsData.failedMessage && !this.dsProjectsData.failedMessage) {
+          if (!this.projectsData.failedMessage && !this.dsProjectsData.failedMessage) {
             // add extra info (i.e. DS project id/description) from related DS projects
             this.projectsData.projects = this.agaveSystemsService.getProjectMetadata(projectsData.projects, dsProjectsData.projects);
           }