diff --git a/lib/memberlist.go b/lib/memberlist.go
index da219ed..3c38bac 100644
--- a/lib/memberlist.go
+++ b/lib/memberlist.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func InitMemberList(advertiseAddr string, knownMembers []string, port int, proxyPort string, manager *QueueManager) *memberlist.Memberlist {
 	config := memberlist.DefaultLANConfig()
 	config.BindPort = port
-	if os.Getenv("FORCE_BIND_FDEF") == "true" && advertiseAddr != "" {
+	if os.Getenv("FORCE_BIND_FDEF") != "true" && advertiseAddr != "" {
 		// i'm pretty sure being able to pass a dns name into BIND_IP is a quirk of go's http server
 		// but it's useful for us, so let's handle that for memberlist as well
 		if net.ParseIP(advertiseAddr) == nil {
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ func InitMemberList(advertiseAddr string, knownMembers []string, port int, proxy
 
 	logger.Info("Connected to cluster nodes: [ " + members + "]")
 	return list
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}