diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 70e6d7cea..5cce6096f 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ class Item
 
 		if (!Item::exists(['uri-id' => $item['parent-uri-id'], 'uid' => $uid])) {
 			$parent_item = self::selectFirst(self::ITEM_FIELDLIST, ['uri-id' => $item['parent-uri-id'], 'uid' => 0]);
-			if (!empty($parent_item) && ($parent_item['private'] =! self::PRIVATE)) {
+			if (!empty($parent_item) && ($parent_item['private'] != self::PRIVATE)) {
 				$stored = self::storeForUser($parent_item, $uid);
 				Logger::info('Public item stored for user', ['uri-id' => $parent_item['uri-id'], 'uid' => $uid, 'stored' => $stored]);
 			}