diff --git a/utils/core_utils.py b/utils/core_utils.py
index 6fa925b5..0841ecdc 100755
--- a/utils/core_utils.py
+++ b/utils/core_utils.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def __call__(self, epoch, val_loss, model, ckpt_name = 'checkpoint.pt'):
         elif score < self.best_score:
             self.counter += 1
             print(f'EarlyStopping counter: {self.counter} out of {self.patience}')
-            if self.counter >= self.patience and epoch > self.stop_epoch:
+            if self.counter >= self.patience or epoch > self.stop_epoch:
                 self.early_stop = True
         else:
             self.best_score = score