diff --git a/common/web/lm-worker/src/correction/distance-modeler.ts b/common/web/lm-worker/src/correction/distance-modeler.ts
index b0cd2179a9..1d23c14b1e 100644
--- a/common/web/lm-worker/src/correction/distance-modeler.ts
+++ b/common/web/lm-worker/src/correction/distance-modeler.ts
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ namespace correction {
 
         shouldTimeout(): boolean {
           const now = Date.now();
-          if(this.start - now > this.maxTrueTime) {
+          if(now - this.start > this.maxTrueTime) {
             return true;
           }