diff --git a/cluster/cluster_fail.go b/cluster/cluster_fail.go
index 0ee9cfed2..d6a71f4e8 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster_fail.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster_fail.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func (cluster *Cluster) SwitchSlavesToMaster(fail bool) {
 
 		// Don't switch if slave was the old master or is in a multiple master or loop setup or with relay server or in wsrep state  .
 
-		if (!cluster.Conf.MultiMaster && !cluster.Conf.MultiMasterGrouprep) || sl.State == stateWsrep || sl.State == stateWsrepDonor || sl.State == stateWsrepLate || sl.URL == cluster.oldMaster.URL || sl.State == stateMaster || (sl.IsRelay == false && cluster.Conf.MxsBinlogOn == true) {
+		if cluster.Conf.MultiMaster || cluster.Conf.MultiMasterGrouprep || sl.State == stateWsrep || sl.State == stateWsrepDonor || sl.State == stateWsrepLate || sl.URL == cluster.oldMaster.URL || sl.State == stateMaster || (sl.IsRelay == false && cluster.Conf.MxsBinlogOn == true) {
 			continue
 		}
 		// maxscale is in the list of slave