diff --git a/application/controllers/Lotw.php b/application/controllers/Lotw.php
index 29ec8ab08..cb1155f19 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Lotw.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Lotw.php
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class Lotw extends CI_Controller {
 				// Present only if the QSLing station specified a single valid grid square value in its station location uploaded to LoTW.
 				$qsl_gridsquare = "";
 				if (isset($record['gridsquare'])) {
-					if (strlen($record['gridsquare']) > strlen($status[2] ?? '') || substr(strtoupper($status[2] ?? ''), 0, 4) != substr(strtoupper($record['gridsquare']), 0, 4)) {
+					if (strlen($record['gridsquare']) >= strlen($status[2] ?? '') || substr(strtoupper($status[2] ?? ''), 0, 4) != substr(strtoupper($record['gridsquare']), 0, 4)) {
 						$qsl_gridsquare = $record['gridsquare'];
 					}
 				}