diff --git a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_schedule.c b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_schedule.c
index cafa31f03a..ba3e090354 100644
--- a/taskvine/src/manager/vine_schedule.c
+++ b/taskvine/src/manager/vine_schedule.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int check_worker_have_enough_disk_with_inputs(struct vine_manager *q, struct vin
 
 /* Check if the worker is fully occupied by other tasks, or the disk is full.
  * @param w The worker info structure. */
-static int worker_fully_occupied(struct vine_worker_info *w)
+static int worker_has_available_resources(struct vine_worker_info *w)
 {
 	if (w->resources->cores.total + w->resources->gpus.total >= w->resources->cores.inuse + w->resources->gpus.inuse) {
 		return 0;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int check_worker_against_task(struct vine_manager *q, struct vine_worker_info *w
 	}
 
 	/* if the worker has been fully occupied */
-	if (worker_fully_occupied(w)) {
+	if (!worker_has_available_resources(w)) {
 		return 0;
 	}