diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 112bf6d..b53a790 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl Resources {
     }
 
     fn free_vm_resources(&mut self, vm: &VM) {
-        if self.existing_vms.remove(&vm.uuid) {
+        if !self.existing_vms.remove(&vm.uuid) {
             return;
         }
         self.reserved_vcpus = self.reserved_vcpus.saturating_sub(vm.vcpus);