diff --git a/packages/gateway/src/manager.ts b/packages/gateway/src/manager.ts
index 8ac03d891..4aee39497 100644
--- a/packages/gateway/src/manager.ts
+++ b/packages/gateway/src/manager.ts
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ export function createGatewayManager(options: CreateGatewayManagerOptions): Gate
     async requestMembers(guildId, options) {
       const shardId = gateway.calculateShardId(guildId);
 
-      if (gateway.intents && (!options?.limit || options.limit > 1) && !(gateway.intents & GatewayIntents.GuildMembers))
+      if ((!options?.limit || options.limit > 1) && (gateway.intents & GatewayIntents.GuildMembers) === 0)
         throw new Error('Cannot fetch more then 1 member without the GUILD_MEMBERS intent');
 
       gateway.logger.debug(`[Gateway] requestMembers guildId: ${guildId} -> data: ${JSON.stringify(options)}`);