diff --git a/mysql-delta-plugins/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/legacy/MySqlJdbcContext.java b/mysql-delta-plugins/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/legacy/MySqlJdbcContext.java
index 0a9e5b0..fe6c401 100644
--- a/mysql-delta-plugins/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/legacy/MySqlJdbcContext.java
+++ b/mysql-delta-plugins/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/legacy/MySqlJdbcContext.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public boolean isGtidModeEnabled() {
       throw new ConnectException("Unexpected error while connecting to MySQL and looking at GTID mode: ", e);
     }
 
-    return !"OFF".equalsIgnoreCase(mode.get());
+    return "ON".equalsIgnoreCase(mode.get());
   }
 
   /**