diff --git a/public/app/features/annotations/event_manager.ts b/public/app/features/annotations/event_manager.ts
index 0c88eccdddf..85c41354c0d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/annotations/event_manager.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/annotations/event_manager.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class EventManager {
   }
 
   addFlotEvents(annotations, flotOptions) {
-    if (this.event || annotations.length === 0) {
+    if (!this.event || annotations.length === 0) {
       return;
     }