diff --git a/kong/runloop/events.lua b/kong/runloop/events.lua
index ab982cf1fae2..19b4a0cea3f0 100644
--- a/kong/runloop/events.lua
+++ b/kong/runloop/events.lua
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ local function crud_wasm_handler(data, schema_name)
 
   -- cache is invalidated on service/route deletion to ensure we don't
   -- have oprhaned filter chain data cached
-  elseif schema_name == "services" or schema_name == "routes"
+  elseif schema_name == "services" or schema_name == "routes" then
     updated = data.operation == "delete"
 
   -- invalidate for changes to wasm filter plugin entities