diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index 305a77aff..6fc79bdfc 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ git_prompt_status() {
 }
 
 #compare the provided version of git to the version installed and on path
-#prints 1 if input version <= installed version
+#prints 1 if installed version > input version
 #prints -1 otherwise
 function git_compare_version() {
   local INPUT_GIT_VERSION=$1;
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ function git_compare_version() {
   INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION=(${(s/./)INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION[3]});
 
   for i in {1..3}; do
-    if [[ $INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION[$i] -lt $INPUT_GIT_VERSION[$i] ]]; then
-      echo -1
+    if [[ $INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION[$i] -gt $INPUT_GIT_VERSION[$i] ]]; then
+      echo 1
       return 0
     fi
   done
-  echo 1
+  echo -1
 }
 
 #this is unlikely to change so make it all statically assigned