diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
index 7047f9403e021bc9d7a6275a8459e2a0499b8b3b..02ef6a7246f8037d27dc62b95d83a76157e07961 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class FIRLocalMessagingHelper {
                     .setSound(RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION))
                     .setExtras(bundle.getBundle("data"));
             
-            if (bundle.containsKey("ongoing") || bundle.getBoolean("ongoing")) {
+            if (bundle.containsKey("ongoing") && bundle.getBoolean("ongoing")) {
                 notification.setOngoing(bundle.getBoolean("ongoing"));
             }