diff --git a/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_odbc_formatter.py b/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_odbc_formatter.py
index fd6648ef1..7c4582301 100644
--- a/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_odbc_formatter.py
+++ b/server/aap/publish/formatters/aap_odbc_formatter.py
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ def is_last_take(self, article):
         return TakesPackageService().is_last_takes_package_item(article)
 
     def is_first_part(self, article):
-        article.get('sequence', 1) == 1
+        return article.get('sequence', 1) == 1