diff --git a/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp b/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp
index d3fafe1051..f826e96ff4 100644
--- a/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp
+++ b/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp
@@ -746,9 +746,9 @@ int TASK::run(int argct, char** argvt) {
     if (aid.no_priority_change) {
         priority_val = 0;
     } else {
-        if (aid.process_priority > 0) {
+        if (aid.process_priority >= 0) {
             // priority coming from the client is on scale where 0 is idle.
-            // for us, 1 is idle
+            // we use the scale where 1 is idle
             //
             priority_val = process_priority_value(aid.process_priority+1);
         } else {