diff --git a/common/zone_forward.tf b/common/zone_forward.tf
index faa0bb2..ca404d8 100644
--- a/common/zone_forward.tf
+++ b/common/zone_forward.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # if the zone grab fails here, it either doesn't exist or it is not associated with this VPC
 # if zone_id passed, do not try to use the zone
 data "aws_route53_zone" "zone" {
-  count        = var.zone_id != null ? 1 : 0
+  count        = var.zone_id == null ? 1 : 0
   name         = local.zone
   private_zone = local.private_zone
 }