diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java
index d5a7c5fb..2a08a005 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class TextComponentSerializer extends BaseComponentSerializer implements
     public JsonElement serialize(TextComponent src, Type typeOfSrc, JsonSerializationContext context)
     {
         List<BaseComponent> extra = src.getExtra();
-        if ( !src.hasFormatting() && (extra == null || extra.size() > 0) )
+        if ( !src.hasFormatting() && (extra == null || extra.size() == 0) )
         {
             return new JsonPrimitive( src.getText() );
         }