diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index abeafce..16f2175 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func New() *Cmd {
 			options = append(options, server.ClamavHost(v))
 		}
 
-		if v := c.Bool("perform-clamav-prescan"); !v {
+		if v := c.Bool("perform-clamav-prescan"); v {
 			if c.String("clamav-host") == "" {
 				panic("clamav-host not set")
 			}