diff --git a/planning/motion_velocity_planner/autoware_motion_velocity_planner_node/src/node.cpp b/planning/motion_velocity_planner/autoware_motion_velocity_planner_node/src/node.cpp
index e929d0388e332..49036b3279399 100644
--- a/planning/motion_velocity_planner/autoware_motion_velocity_planner_node/src/node.cpp
+++ b/planning/motion_velocity_planner/autoware_motion_velocity_planner_node/src/node.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ bool MotionVelocityPlannerNode::update_planner_data()
     constexpr auto throttle_duration = 3000;  // [ms]
     if (!ptr) {
       RCLCPP_INFO_THROTTLE(get_logger(), clock, throttle_duration, log);
-      return false;
       is_ready = false;
+      return false;
     }
     return true;
   };