diff --git a/src/legacy/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/index_migrator.ts b/src/legacy/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/index_migrator.ts
index b8cfad96ae76a..7fc2bcfb72602 100644
--- a/src/legacy/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/index_migrator.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/server/saved_objects/migrations/core/index_migrator.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class IndexMigrator {
       pollInterval: context.pollInterval,
 
       async isMigrated() {
-        return requiresMigration(context);
+        return !(await requiresMigration(context));
       },
 
       async runMigration() {