diff --git a/plugins/match.hpp b/plugins/match.hpp
index 88454eeb9..74e0c8491 100644
--- a/plugins/match.hpp
+++ b/plugins/match.hpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ template <class DataFacadeT> class MapMatchingPlugin : public BasePlugin
 
         // enforce maximum number of locations for performance reasons
         if (max_locations_map_matching > 0 &&
-            static_cast<int>(input_coords.size()) > max_locations_map_matching)
+            static_cast<int>(input_coords.size()) < max_locations_map_matching)
         {
             return 400;
         }