diff --git a/qt/aqt/__init__.py b/qt/aqt/__init__.py
index 2f2577b5c..a6cdd9b20 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/__init__.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ def _run(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None, exec: bool = True) -> Optional[AnkiAp
 
     if (
         getattr(sys, "frozen", False)
-        or (os.getenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM") == "wayland" or os.getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
+        and (os.getenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM") == "wayland" or os.getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
         and not os.getenv("ANKI_WAYLAND")
     ):
         # users need to opt in to wayland support, given the issues it has