diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelTree.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelTree.cpp
index c3d8f78240..128dd641f5 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelTree.cpp
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ void reorderChildrenForNudge(void* extraData) {
         for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_CHILDREN / 2; i++) {
             lastToNudgeVote[POSITIVE_Z_ORDERING[i]]++;
         }
-    } else if (nudgeVec.z > 0) {
+    } else if (nudgeVec.z < 0) {
         for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_CHILDREN / 2; i++) {
             lastToNudgeVote[NEGATIVE_Z_ORDERING[i]]++;
         }