diff --git a/apps/cloud_federation_api/lib/Controller/RequestHandlerController.php b/apps/cloud_federation_api/lib/Controller/RequestHandlerController.php
index ec513b5479f..fb7c0d0c9db 100644
--- a/apps/cloud_federation_api/lib/Controller/RequestHandlerController.php
+++ b/apps/cloud_federation_api/lib/Controller/RequestHandlerController.php
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class RequestHandlerController extends Controller {
 		}
 		$unixstart = $this->timeFactory->createFromFormat('U', '1');
 		$expiredAt = $this->timeFactory->createFromFormat('U', strval($invitation->getExpiredAt()));
-		if ($expiredAt === $unixstart) {
+		if ($expiredAt == $unixstart) {
 			$invitation->setExpiredAt($updated);
 		}