diff --git a/internal/tg_bot/handlers/access_governance_bot/command_handler.go b/internal/tg_bot/handlers/access_governance_bot/command_handler.go
index 8358054..5e9e3df 100644
--- a/internal/tg_bot/handlers/access_governance_bot/command_handler.go
+++ b/internal/tg_bot/handlers/access_governance_bot/command_handler.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (h *accessGovernanceBotCommandHandler) handleNewChatMembers(bot *tgbotapi.B
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if user.TelegramID != 0 {
+		if user.TelegramID == 0 {
 			user.TelegramID = newChatMember.ID
 		}