diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
index 974c611bcc..348a4390b6 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class ConnectionRepository(
                         continue
                     classDef = getattr(classDef, className)
 
-                if inspect.isclass(classDef):
+                if not inspect.isclass(classDef):
                     self.notify.error("Symbol %s is not a class name." % (className))
                 else:
                     dclass.setClassDef(classDef)
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/ServerRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/ServerRepository.py
index 7783e2860b..894dfb1349 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/ServerRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/ServerRepository.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class ServerRepository:
                         self.notify.error("Module %s does not define class %s." % (className, className))
                     classDef = getattr(classDef, className)
 
-                if inspect.isclass(classDef):
+                if not inspect.isclass(classDef):
                     self.notify.error("Symbol %s is not a class name." % (className))
                 else:
                     dclass.setClassDef(classDef)