diff --git a/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/functions/examples/user-attribute-validation/index.mdx b/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/functions/examples/user-attribute-validation/index.mdx
index b284fac20bb..152142404f2 100644
--- a/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/functions/examples/user-attribute-validation/index.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/functions/examples/user-attribute-validation/index.mdx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import type { PreSignUpTriggerHandler } from "aws-lambda"
 function isOlderThan(date: Date, age: number) {
   const comparison = new Date()
   comparison.setFullYear(comparison.getFullYear() - age)
-  return date.getTime() > comparison.getTime()
+  return date.getTime() <= comparison.getTime()
 }
 
 export const handler: PreSignUpTriggerHandler = async (event) => {