diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/containerapp/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/containerapp/custom.py
index 4e8c66e4dac..8c479bded7e 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/containerapp/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/containerapp/custom.py
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ def update_containerappsjob_logic(cmd,
         r = ContainerAppsJobClient.update(
             cmd=cmd, resource_group_name=resource_group_name, name=name, containerapp_job_envelope=new_containerappsjob, no_wait=no_wait)
 
-        if "properties" in r and "provisioningState" in r["properties"] and r["properties"]["provisioningState"].lower() == "waiting" and not no_wait:
+        if not no_wait and "properties" in r and "provisioningState" in r["properties"] and r["properties"]["provisioningState"].lower() == "waiting":
             logger.warning('Containerapps job update in progress. Please monitor the update using `az containerapp job show -n {} -g {}`'.format(name, resource_group_name))
 
         return r