diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 6de60995..1f1b1f5f 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ fn save_impl<F: Future<Output = LspFormatting>>(
             to_writer(&mut file, encoding, &text).await?;
 
             if let Some(language_server) = language_server {
-                if language_server.is_initialized() {
+                if !language_server.is_initialized() {
                     return Ok(());
                 }
                 if let Some(notification) =