diff --git a/system/Commands/Translation/LocalizationSync.php b/system/Commands/Translation/LocalizationSync.php
index b2bff0c1d473..f534f2f0889d 100644
--- a/system/Commands/Translation/LocalizationSync.php
+++ b/system/Commands/Translation/LocalizationSync.php
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private function process(string $originalLocale, string $targetLocale): void
     private function mergeLanguageKeys(array $originalLanguageKeys, array $targetLanguageKeys, string $prefix = ''): array
     {
         foreach ($originalLanguageKeys as $key => $value) {
-            $placeholderValue = $prefix === '' ? $prefix . '.' . $key : $key;
+            $placeholderValue = $prefix !== '' ? $prefix . '.' . $key : $key;
 
             if (! is_array($value)) {
                 // Keep the old value