diff --git a/packages/moleculer-db-adapter-mongoose/src/index.js b/packages/moleculer-db-adapter-mongoose/src/index.js
index 02aed43d..09feb32e 100644
--- a/packages/moleculer-db-adapter-mongoose/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/moleculer-db-adapter-mongoose/src/index.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class MongooseDbAdapter {
 				);
 			}
 
-			if(this.model) {
+			if(!this.model) {
 				this.model = mongoose.model(this.model["modelName"],this.model["schema"]);
 			}