diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 213d9c702..3807d73d9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       crypto::hash txid = *reinterpret_cast<const crypto::hash*>(txid_data.data());
 
       cryptonote::blobdata txblob;
-      if (!m_core.get_pool_transaction(txid, txblob, relay_category::legacy))
+      if (m_core.get_pool_transaction(txid, txblob, relay_category::legacy))
       {
         NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS::request r;
         r.txs.push_back(std::move(txblob));
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/txpool.py b/tests/functional_tests/txpool.py
index 27ae89764..9b64ef994 100755
--- a/tests/functional_tests/txpool.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/txpool.py
@@ -241,6 +241,17 @@ class TransferTest():
             assert x.fee == txes[txid].fee
             assert x.tx_blob == txes[txid].tx_blob
 
+        print('Checking relaying txes')
+        res = daemon.get_transaction_pool_hashes()
+        assert len(res.tx_hashes) > 0
+        txid = res.tx_hashes[0]
+        daemon.relay_tx([txid])
+        res = daemon.get_transactions([txid])
+        assert len(res.txs) == 1
+        assert res.txs[0].tx_hash == txid
+        assert res.txs[0].in_pool
+        assert res.txs[0].relayed
+
         daemon.flush_txpool()
         self.check_empty_pool()