diff --git a/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/listener/AuthListener.java b/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/listener/AuthListener.java
index 6393a428..1a85e8d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/listener/AuthListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/listener/AuthListener.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public void onPreLoginEvent(PreLoginEvent event) {
             CachedPremiumUser premiumUser = this.plugin.getPremiumCache(username);
             MinecraftConnection connection = this.getConnection(event.getConnection());
             if (!connection.isClosed() && premiumUser != null && !premiumUser.isForcePremium()
-                && this.plugin.isPremiumInternal(username).getState() != PremiumState.PREMIUM) {
+                && this.plugin.isPremiumInternal(username).getState() == PremiumState.UNKNOWN) {
               this.plugin.getPendingLogins().add(username);
 
               // As Velocity doesnt have any events for our usecase, just inject into netty