diff --git a/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/MessageProcessor.ts b/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/MessageProcessor.ts
index e77e0d82fb3..bd4db4b68a2 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/MessageProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/MessageProcessor.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export class MessageProcessor {
   }
 
   async handleHoverRequest(params: TextDocumentPositionParams): Promise<Hover> {
-    if (!this._isInitialized || this._graphQLCache) {
+    if (!this._isInitialized || !this._graphQLCache) {
       return { contents: [] };
     }