diff --git a/iwla.py b/iwla.py
index 493ab19..1b2e72c 100755
--- a/iwla.py
+++ b/iwla.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class IWLA(object):
                 gmt_offset_minutes = int(gmt_offset_str[3:5])*60
                 gmt_offset = gmt_offset_hours + gmt_offset_minutes
                 hit['time_decoded'] = time.strptime(hit['time_local'][:-6], conf.time_format[:-3])
-                if gmt_offset_str[0] == '+':
+                if gmt_offset_str[0] == '-':
                     hit['time_decoded'] = time.localtime(time.mktime(hit['time_decoded'])+gmt_offset)
                 else:
                     hit['time_decoded'] = time.localtime(time.mktime(hit['time_decoded'])-gmt_offset)