diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index bdb8c7f864d..cac19984fb3 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ export class RouterCore<
 
                 // Wait for the beforeLoad to resolve before we continue
                 await existingMatch.beforeLoadPromise
-                executeBeforeLoad = this.getMatch(matchId)!.status !== 'success'
+                executeBeforeLoad = this.getMatch(matchId)!.status === 'error'
               }
               if (executeBeforeLoad) {
                 // If we are not in the middle of a load OR the previous load failed, start it