diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index 485aaf45b012a8adee12981d12a717f0c0101e0f..c48175a4c5ab25fb73277740ccab91e9e2df1bef 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
   end
 
   def create
-    if Gitlab::Recaptcha.load_configurations! && verify_recaptcha
+    if !Gitlab::Recaptcha.load_configurations! || verify_recaptcha
       super
     else
       flash[:alert] = "There was an error with the reCAPTCHA code below. Please re-enter the code."