diff --git a/hugvey/story.py b/hugvey/story.py
index c605c3a..0912782 100644
--- a/hugvey/story.py
+++ b/hugvey/story.py
@@ -467,10 +467,12 @@ class Condition(object):
         msg = story.get(self.vars['msgId'])
         if not msg:
             story.logger.critical(f"Condition on non-existing message: {self.vars['msgId']}")
-            return False
+            # assigning false to r, keeps 'inverseMatch' working, even when msgId is wrong
+            r = False
+        else:
+            #: :type msg: Message
+            r = msg.isFinished()
 
-        #: :type msg: Message
-        r = msg.isFinished()
         if r:
             story.logger.debug(f"Msg {self.vars['msgId']} has been played.")