diff --git a/packages/lib/checkRateLimitAndThrowError.ts b/packages/lib/checkRateLimitAndThrowError.ts
index 88c43f0230..d510a16181 100644
--- a/packages/lib/checkRateLimitAndThrowError.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/checkRateLimitAndThrowError.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function checkRateLimitAndThrowError({
 }: RateLimitHelper) {
   const { remaining, reset } = await rateLimiter()({ rateLimitingType, identifier });
 
-  if (remaining < 0) {
+  if (remaining < 1) {
     const convertToSeconds = (ms: number) => Math.floor(ms / 1000);
     const secondsToWait = convertToSeconds(reset - Date.now());
     throw new TRPCError({