diff --git a/mod/newmail b/mod/newmail
index bc8fc50..971f7ba 100644
--- a/mod/newmail
+++ b/mod/newmail
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ class NewMail < Worker
 	def mainloop()
 		while true do
 			if unread_mail?
-				self.write "%{F#{@my_config['ok_colour']}}#{@my_config['ok_message']}%{F-}"
-			else
 				self.write "%{F#{@my_config['crit_colour']}}#{@my_config['crit_message']}%{F-}"
+			else
+				self.write "%{F#{@my_config['ok_colour']}}#{@my_config['ok_message']}%{F-}"
 			end
 
 			sleep(3)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class NewMail < Worker
 
 	def unread_mail?
 		@my_config['maildirs'].each do |dir|
-			if (Dir.entries(dir + "/new") - [ '.', '..' ]).empty?
+			if not (Dir.entries(dir + "/new") - [ '.', '..' ]).empty?
 				return true
 			end
 		end