diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/IndividualJena.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/IndividualJena.java
index 2ed582c95..0a011fc51 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/IndividualJena.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/IndividualJena.java
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ public class IndividualJena extends IndividualImpl implements Individual {
 					if (stmt.getObject().isURIResource()) {
 						String typeURI = ((Resource)stmt.getObject()).getURI();
 						if (pfs.isClassProhibited(typeURI)) {
-							return false;
+							return true;
 						}
 					}
 				}