diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index f6bca13f3..149970fe3 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -3092,7 +3092,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) InspectDataHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 
 	// save the format.json as part of inspect by default
-	if volume != minioMetaBucket && file != formatConfigFile {
+	if !(volume == minioMetaBucket && file == formatConfigFile) {
 		err = o.GetRawData(ctx, minioMetaBucket, formatConfigFile, rawDataFn)
 	}
 	if !errors.Is(err, errFileNotFound) {