diff --git a/morituri/common/program.py b/morituri/common/program.py
index d340fdd9..b5d011aa 100644
--- a/morituri/common/program.py
+++ b/morituri/common/program.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def getTagList(self, number):
         # gst-python 0.10.15.1 does not handle unicode -> utf8 string
         # conversion
         # see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=584445
-        if self.metadata and self.metadata.various:
+        if self.metadata and not self.metadata.various:
             ret["album-artist"] = albumArtist.encode('utf-8')
         ret[gst.TAG_ARTIST] = trackArtist.encode('utf-8')
         ret[gst.TAG_TITLE] = title.encode('utf-8')