diff --git a/src/relayer/Relayer.ts b/src/relayer/Relayer.ts
index f89496184..25f36892c 100644
--- a/src/relayer/Relayer.ts
+++ b/src/relayer/Relayer.ts
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ export class Relayer {
         // repayment chain, was not selected for repayment. So the "unprofitable" log should be modified to indicate
         // this lite chain edge case.
         const fromOverallocatedLiteChain = deposit.fromLiteChain && lpFeePct.eq(bnUint256Max);
-        const depositFailedToSimulateWithMessage = isMessageEmpty(deposit.message) && gasCost.eq(bnUint256Max);
+        const depositFailedToSimulateWithMessage = !isMessageEmpty(deposit.message) && gasCost.eq(bnUint256Max);
         depositMrkdwn +=
           `- DepositId ${deposit.depositId} (tx: ${depositblockExplorerLink})` +
           ` of input amount ${formattedInputAmount} ${inputSymbol}` +
@@ -1367,8 +1367,8 @@ export class Relayer {
           `${fromOverallocatedLiteChain ? " is from an over-allocated lite chain" : ""}` +
           `${
             depositFailedToSimulateWithMessage
-              ? ""
-              : ` failed to simulate with message of size ${ethersUtils.hexDataLength(deposit.message)} bytes`
+              ? ` failed to simulate with message of size ${ethersUtils.hexDataLength(deposit.message)} bytes`
+              : ""
           }` +
           `${` with relayerFeePct ${formattedRelayerFeePct}% lpFeePct ${
             lpFeePct.eq(bnUint256Max) ? "∞" : formattedLpFeePct