diff --git a/Unity/Participant.cs b/Unity/Participant.cs
index af73e1d..9069aab 100644
--- a/Unity/Participant.cs
+++ b/Unity/Participant.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace RoboidControl.Unity {
                 //     // before we can create the wheel reliably
                 //     break;
                 case RoboidControl.Thing coreThing:
-                    if (coreThing.component != null) {
+                    if (coreThing.component == null) {
                         Thing thing = Thing.Create(coreThing);
                         coreThing.component = thing;
                     }