diff --git a/lib/galaxy/files/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/files/__init__.py
index eb3542982883..b13b2e1db8c8 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/files/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/files/__init__.py
@@ -476,4 +476,4 @@ def file_sources(self):
 
     @property
     def anonymous(self) -> bool:
-        return bool(self._kwd.get("username"))
+        return not bool(self._kwd.get("username"))