diff --git a/sgx_jmp.rb b/sgx_jmp.rb
index d222cbafebaf5049e6d1bda51d460d5d5bbb77a6..4e3837270fc96ea8cedbcdf96e4762e264fe434e 100644
--- a/sgx_jmp.rb
+++ b/sgx_jmp.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ when_ready do
 
 	DB.hold do |conn|
 		conn.query("LISTEN low_balance")
-		conn.query("SELECT customer_id FROM balances WHERE balance <= 5").each do |c|
+		conn.query("SELECT customer_id FROM balances WHERE balance < 5").each do |c|
 			conn.query("SELECT pg_notify('low_balance', $1)", c.values)
 		end
 		poll_for_notify(conn)