diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
index 1ae331eed..b709f7be8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
     }
 
     public void jsonRead(ReadJsonContext ctx, Object bean) {
-        if(jsonDeserialize){
+        if(!jsonDeserialize){
             return;
         }
     	String jsonValue;