diff --git a/src/app/clusters/color-control-server/color-control-server.cpp b/src/app/clusters/color-control-server/color-control-server.cpp
index 6a3d70e62648a7..6247cd3c03770d 100644
--- a/src/app/clusters/color-control-server/color-control-server.cpp
+++ b/src/app/clusters/color-control-server/color-control-server.cpp
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ bool ColorControlServer::colorLoopCommand(app::CommandHandler * commandObj, cons
 
     deactiveColorLoop = updateFlags.Has(ColorLoopUpdateFlags::kUpdateAction) && (action == ColorLoopAction::kDeactivate);
 
-    if (updateFlags.Has(ColorLoopUpdateFlags::kUpdateAction))
+    if (updateFlags.Has(ColorLoopUpdateFlags::kUpdateDirection))
     {
         Attributes::ColorLoopDirection::Set(endpoint, to_underlying(direction));