diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index 539bcbe65..530dc2646 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ pub fn eval_expression(
 
             match op {
                 Operator::And => {
-                    if !lhs.is_true() {
+                    if lhs.is_false() {
                         Ok(Value::Bool {
                             val: false,
                             span: expr.span,
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 145a88a0d..b32344889 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -1176,6 +1176,10 @@ impl Value {
         matches!(self, Value::Bool { val: true, .. })
     }
 
+    pub fn is_false(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Value::Bool { val: false, .. })
+    }
+
     pub fn columns(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         match self {
             Value::Record { cols, .. } => cols.clone(),