diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/FadeEffectJobs.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/FadeEffectJobs.cpp
index f279f14d12..d00632c017 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/FadeEffectJobs.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/FadeEffectJobs.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ void FadeJob::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, FadeJob::Ou
         if (update(*jobConfig, scene, transaction, state, deltaTime)) {
             hasTransaction = true;
         }
-        if (isFirstItem && jobConfig->manualFade && state.threshold!=jobConfig->threshold) {
+        if (isFirstItem && jobConfig->manualFade && (state.threshold != jobConfig->threshold)) {
             jobConfig->setProperty("threshold", state.threshold);
             isFirstItem = false;
         }